Russian Man Found Dead With a Slit Throat at a Cannabis Farm in Phuket, Foul Play Suspected

[bob smith]

3 minutes ago, 2baht said:

Is that not what attracts us and keeps us here Steven?

we are indeed quite the sadistic bunch to want to remain here long term!

 

bob.

[2baht]

2 minutes ago, bob smith said:

we are indeed quite the sadistic bunch to want to remain here long term!

 

bob.

Keep them at arm's length Bob... 

[bob smith]

4 minutes ago, 2baht said:

Keep them at arm's length Bob... 

you mean like they do with us?

 

should I put mrs. smith on 90 day reports?

 

could be a good idea, then I might know where the hell she goes till all hours of the night.

 

bob.

[steven100]

10 minutes ago, 2baht said:

Is that not what attracts us and keeps us here Steven?

i guess to a certain extent yes ... but when it comes down to applying the correct rule of law it can be frustrating that the thai defendant can get away with causing farang heaps of grief, costs, personal damage and the likes....   anyway, just saying

[Cabradelmar]

1 hour ago, brianthainess said:

Try reading the Second full story again ........We know the russian had a 3 month visa already. The Tourist had a.............. you can fill in the missing details after you have read it.

Not worth it. NHI. 

[Baba Naba]

"Russian Man Found Dead With a Slit Throat at a Cannabis Farm in Phuket, Foul Play Suspected"  Ya think??? 🙄

[Grusa]

1 hour ago, HighPriority said:

When you remove the impossible the remaining, no matter how improbable must be the truth, my money is on brake failure 😎

Naa....ah.          

Pilot error.

[VBer]

49 minutes ago, steven100 said:

yes, they were probably the killers

Or probably astronomers. You made an assumption from nothing, so why they can’t be astronomers.

[gjoo888]

Drug deal gone bad, a story often told.

[freeworld]

3 hours ago, steven100 said:

I had to laugh at the heading ............  slit throat'  foul play suspected.

 

Drugs ..... Russians .....  what could possibly go wrong  !   😁

Just yesterday Thai police caught Briton Chiang Mai Charlie dealing drugs.

 

Drugs.....Brits.....what could possibly go wrong.

[Rimmer]

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[sambum]

"Russian Man Found Dead With a Slit Throat at a Cannabis Farm in Phuket, Foul Play Suspected"

 

What a great headline - very profound!

[rovinman]

3 hours ago, rexpotter said:

So they know where the Tajik guy flew off to. He be sweating now. You can bet he read this article.

 

How did the Police ""KNOW"" it was a Tajik guy who did the deed ?  unless they were following this Tajik guy, for some other reason, and if so, surely they would have followed him to this house and 'Peeped" in through the windows, to see what he was up-to !
Or is this asking too much of the Police  ?

[webfact]

UPDATE:

 

Thai police hunt Tajik suspect in Russian man’s murder in Phuket
by Petch Petpailin
 

Photo via MGR Online and ThaiRath

 

Thai police identified a Tajik man as a suspect in the murder of a Russian man at a cannabis farm in Phuket. The accused foreigner already left Thailand on March 12.

 

A 34 year old Thai man, Burin, filed a report on the missing Russian man, 42 year old Artur Mkhitarian, at Chalong Police Station yesterday, March 13. Burin explained that Mkhitarian was a customer of his car rental shop. Burin said Mkhitaryan’s girlfriend asked him to track the car’s GPS because she lost contact with her boyfriend on March 11.

 

Burin went on to explain that he discovered the car parked outside a house in the Chalong sub-district of Mueang district, Phuket, and promptly investigated the scene. Finding no occupants within the house, which was secured from the inside, and suspecting foul play, Burin promptly notified the police of the situation.

Officers broke into the house and found that it had been converted into a cannabis farm. Further investigation inside the house led to the discovery of Mkhitaryan’s dead body. He was found lying in a pool of his blood and bearing several wounds to his neck and body. Police believed that he died at least 12 hours before his discovery.

Evidence of a struggle was found inside the house, with cannabis plants scattered on the ground. Mkhitaryan’s body was taken to Vachira Phuket Hospital for autopsy, and his death was reported to the Russian embassy.

 

According to the police report, the house was rented by a Thai woman who had a Tajik boyfriend, suspected to be the murderer. Police revealed that the Tajik man had previously operated a travel agency from the premises before converting it into a ganja farm.

 

Police told MGR Online that many foreigners came to the house to purchase cannabis. It remains unclear whether Mkhitarian was a buyer or a business partner of the Tajik man.

 

The Tajik suspect reportedly left Thailand on March 12. His Thai girlfriend, who leased the property, is due to be summoned for questioning shortly.

 

Source: The Thaiger 2024-03-14

 

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[khunpeer]

7 hours ago, webfact said:

Russian murdered in Phuket at a residence converted into a cannabis factory. Main suspect just flew out

by James Morris and Son Nguyen

 

Emergency services remove the body of 41 year old Mr Artur Garnikovich from a two story residence in Chalong, Phuket on Wednesday. Mr Artur (inset) had been dead for 8 to 12 hours, according to police experts. The property was in use as a cannabis factory.

Russian tourist murdered in Phuket cannabis factory. Prime suspect flees as chilling details emerge of a 41-year-old Russian man who was found dead. The main suspect, a Tajik tourist, fled Thailand as an investigation ramps up. Police suspect an illicit drug link to what appears to have been a violent murder on the holiday island. 

 

A 41-year-old Russian tourist was found murdered in the Chalong sub-district of Phuket on Wednesday morning.

 

Significantly, police found his body at a private residence being used as an unlicensed marijuana-growing factory. Similarly, officers revealed that their main suspect, a Tajik national, simultaneously flew out of the country on Tuesday night.

 

At the same time, forensic officers suggested that the Russian only died within an 8 to 12-hour time window. The victim’s body was discovered by police on Wednesday morning after his girlfriend raised the alarm.

 

Police in the Chalong sub-district of Phuket are exploring a marijuana drug link to a brutal murder discovered on Wednesday. The victim was a Russian tourist who entered Thailand in January this year.

At the same time, officers are aware that the prime suspect has already left the country. In short, it is understood he flew out from Thailand on Tuesday, March 12th at 9.38 pm.

 

Full story: Thai Examiner.com 2024-03-14

 

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so if they know exactly what day/time the suspect left, why don't they ask police to catch him up on arrival and send him back? piece of cake!

[LudwigK]

Russian "TOURIST" 😀🙃😅😃🙂🤣

[metisdead]

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[NanLaew]

11 minutes ago, khunpeer said:

so if they know exactly what day/time the suspect left, why don't they ask police to catch him up on arrival and send him back? piece of cake!

 

Maybe he took a 1-hour flight to a regional destination like Phnom Penh. But with the time elapsed between the murder and the body being found, he's probably half-the-world away already.

[rexpotter]

3 hours ago, zhounan said:

A question: Thais consider Russians farang?

Of course, Mun Farang means potato here, and refers to white, brought to us as reference to the French years ago.

[rexpotter]

2 minutes ago, NanLaew said:

 

Maybe he took a 1-hour flight to a regional destination like Phnom Penh. But with the time elapsed between the murder and the body being found, he's probably half-the-world away already.

Ummm yes, your brain is working better than mine

[brianthainess]

1 hour ago, Cabradelmar said:

Not worth it. NHI. 

NHI National Health Institution ?? Sounds like you should be in one. 

[Guderian]

A sign of the times, or 'progress' as some like to call it. Ten years ago, this scene would have been set on a mango plantation, but nowadays it's on a cannabis farm.

[ryandb]

49 minutes ago, rovinman said:

 

How did the Police ""KNOW"" it was a Tajik guy who did the deed ?  unless they were following this Tajik guy, for some other reason, and if so, surely they would have followed him to this house and 'Peeped" in through the windows, to see what he was up-to !
Or is this asking too much of the Police  ?

 

I'm sure there's some evidence, like it was his house where it happened or GPS location from his phone they don't need to have been trailing him 24/7 but if either of these match up and he left the country in the 12 hours or so after then I'm sure that's enough to make him the top suspect before more evidence comes to light

[Liverpool Lou]

5 hours ago, riverhigh said:

From original article: "Neighbours, who asked for their identities to be withheld out of concern for their health, told Chalong police that many foreigners allegedly visited the house to buy and smoke cannabis." 

 

IMHO, no one should be concerned about their "health" due to illegal activity performed in their neighborhood.

"...asked for their identities to be withheld out of concern for their health".

They weren't "concerned about their health", it was obviously meant as a figure of speech meaning that they were worried about their safety if they were seen as co-operating with the police.

[Liverpool Lou]

5 hours ago, KhunLA said:

6 hours ago, Celsius said:

Thailand needs me, like Gotham needs Batman.

 

Or anyone could just come here and do their criminal activities.

hmm ... P4P is illegal, so those involved offering and paying for, would be considered criminals

"P4P"?  That's a reference to sex, yes, or am I misinterpreting that?  Paying for sex is not a crime here.

[Liverpool Lou]

4 hours ago, deansy1972 said:

The thai people will only put up with the Russians stealing their business for so long. Maybe he was one of them.

A Thai is not the suspect.  Maybe you didn't read the article?

[Liverpool Lou]

4 hours ago, steven100 said:

5 hours ago, rexpotter said:

So they know where the Tajik guy flew off to. He be sweating now. You can bet he read this article.

 

I doubt it Rex,  if he's back in Takjikistan or anywhere near there he's gone for good.

Unless extradition is requested. Thailand has had foreigners extradited back here for murder trials in the past.

[n00dle]

9 hours ago, webfact said:

Russian murdered in Phuket at a residence converted into a cannabis factory. Main suspect just flew out

by James Morris and Son Nguyen

 

 

 

This one is a twofer  -- managed to get foreigners are all murdering criminals and marijuana is the devil's lettuce all into one story.

happy days

[John Drake]

Russians, drugs, murder. As the former starts to take over the next, expect the latter to skyrocket.

[Liverpool Lou]

3 hours ago, Cabradelmar said:

And if you are going to be calling them tourist, at least report on when they entered, under what visa type,  and where they on overstay.

That was reported...in the OP that you clearly couldn't be bothered to read.