Thai Travel Agency Alleges Police Extortion of Chinese Tourists - video

[snoop1130]

 

A representative from a Thai travel agency used social media to accuse individuals claiming to be police officers of extorting 700,000 baht from Chinese tourists traveling to Pattaya on a motorway. The representative leaked a dashcam video showing men stopping the tourists' vehicle around 200 meters from a Pattaya toll booth at approximately 7:29 pm on July 10th.

 

The representative alleged that these men demanded 700,000 baht from the Chinese nationals. Both the representative and the tourists questioned the authenticity of the supposed officers. The Chinese tourists were lodged near Terminal 21 in Pattaya. The representative hoped they would receive justice before their departure from Thailand scheduled for July 25th.

 

 

Channel 7 News reported that the purported police officers arrived in two cars, a white Toyota Fortuner and a black Ford Everest. The channel also revealed that these alleged officers checked the tourists' passports, visas and took their photos. They also examined the driver's license. The driver's nationality was not specified, but it was suggested they could be Thai.

 

Thawee Kudtalaeng, the superintendent of the Nong Prue Police Station, told Channel 7 that the Chinese tourists did not officially report the incident. A news team from Channel 7 tried to reach out to the tourists' driver for additional information but were unsuccessful. Police officials stated that they could not proceed with the case unless the Chinese tourists file a formal complaint.

 

 

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-- 2024-07-15

 

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[NowNow]

Did they actually pay? Who paid and why?

[ukrules]

What kind of idiot hands over 700k Baht unless they're caught doing something really illegal?

[Caldera]

700k baht for what exactly? Did they find any white powders with them? Even as a Thai police officer, you can't just rock up, demand 700k baht and expect to get paid from a random tourist. 

[webfact]

Thailand travel woes: Cops’ highway robbery sparks outcry

by Petch Petpailin

 

Photo via Facebook/ อยากดังเดี๋ยวจัดให้ รีเทริน์ part 6

A Thai travel agency took to social media to seek justice after a group of alleged police officers extorted 700,000 baht from Chinese tourists on a motorway heading to Pattaya.

 

The Thai woman, who claimed to be a representative of a travel agency, shared a dashcam video in which a group of men, claiming to be police officers, asked the car carrying the Chinese tourists to stop on the motorway at about 7.29pm on July 10.

 

The woman explained that her Chinese customers were stopped 200 metres away from the Pattaya toll fare collection booth. The men demanded 700,000 baht from the Chinese nationals, and both she and her customers questioned whether they were genuine police officers.

 

The travel agency representative added that the Chinese tourists were staying at a hotel near Terminal 21 in Pattaya, and she hoped the foreigners would get justice before they left Thailand on July 25.

Channel 7 reported that the men who claimed to be police arrived at the scene in two vehicles, a white Toyota Fortuner and a black Ford Everest. The media revealed more details of the incident, stating that the alleged police officers requested to check the Chinese nationals’ passports and visas.

 

The alleged police officers then took pictures of each Chinese tourist and later checked the driving licence of the driver. The nationality of the driver was not revealed but was suspected to be Thai.

 

The superintendent of the Nong Prue Police Station, Thawee Kudtalaeng, who supervised the area, revealed to Channel 7 that the Chinese nationals did not report the matter to the police.

 

Channel 7 reported that the reporter team attempted to contact the driver of the Chinese tourists’ vehicle to ask about the incident on that night but their attempt failed.

 

As per police reports, officers cannot do anything unless the Chinese tourists report the matter.

 

In a related report, another major case of extortion was reported in January of last year when a Taiwanese actress, An Yu-Qing, also known as Charlene An, came forward to expose corrupt Thai police officers. An and her friends were asked to pay 27,000 baht each at a police checkpoint to claim their freedom.

 

An’s exposure led to the imprisonment of five years for four police officers involved in the extortion. Two other police officers present at the scene maintained their innocence.

 

 

Source: The Thaiger 2024-07-16

 

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[Hawaiian]

If they had driven a bit further and stopped right next to the toll booth things  might of have turned out differently.  Could have asked for the real police to show up. Just saying.

[mushroomdave]

" 700,000 baht !!!! "......Well that's just plain highway robbery!! 

[hotchilli]

1 hour ago, webfact said:

The woman explained that her Chinese customers were stopped 200 metres away from the Pattaya toll fare collection booth. The men demanded 700,000 baht from the Chinese nationals, and both she and her customers questioned whether they were genuine police officers.

Refuse to pay and go to the nearest police station.

[chuang]

1 hour ago, mushroomdave said:

" 700,000 baht !!!! "......Well that's just plain highway robbery!! 

I think it's a bribe..

[jacko45k]

15 hours ago, ukrules said:

What kind of idiot hands over 700k Baht unless they're caught doing something really illegal?

Yes I find that perplexing. Are Chinese people so in fear of police, or were they really up to something?

[Johno57]

On 7/13/2024 at 9:34 AM, AhFarangJa said:

I have been saying for many years that other Countries should look at the rules of a foreign national entering. For Example A Thai going into England......ok then let us see......

Cannot own a house

Cannot own a business 

Cannot get Nationality regardless of length of stay

Renew visa annually

Report every 90 days

Cannot have any occupation an English person can do

No access to free medical care.

All hospital treatment will be double priced.

 

 

[Johno57]

I think it very easy for the police to investigate this matter, so an international incident is not caused, as they have video footage, the car rego. number etc, but they have this theory of not proceeding with investigation because of no official complaint, which is just making the situation worse and puts discredit on the police for no action taken...

[NemoH]

15 hours ago, ukrules said:

What kind of idiot hands over 700k Baht unless they're caught doing something really illegal?

🤣🤣 agree with you totally .. but if you live and grew up in a communist state .. all police stops are potentially reasons for sending you to the gulags .. 🤣

[bbbbooboo]

Hmmm….surely not, what a heinous accusation ?

[khunjeff]

3 hours ago, webfact said:

The men demanded 700,000 baht from the Chinese nationals, and both she and her customers questioned whether they were genuine police officers.

 

"Well, they may be impostors, and we didn't do anything wrong, but let's pay them just in case" - does this make sense to anyone...? 🤔 

[Ironmike]

Something smells like Bul+<deleted> to me maybe Chinese criminals up to no good and why were they carry so much money????? Maybe in China they fear the police but there not in china

[Artisi]

2 hours ago, mushroomdave said:

" 700,000 baht !!!! "......Well that's just plain highway robbery!! 

 

1 hour ago, chuang said:

I think it's a bribe..

What went over like a lead balloon, didn't it? 

[kuzmabruk]

1 hour ago, jacko45k said:

Yes I find that perplexing. Are Chinese people so in fear of police, or were they really up to something?

I think that people from countries where corruption is rampant are scared of police.   Just as Thais are scared of their police.  China’s President Xi has been cleaning house of top tier corruption, but corruption at its lower levels is still prevalent.  

[TheFishman1]

Yes, in the video it looked like they were experienced on how to stop tour buses. They should’ve reported it right at the tollbooth and had the cops come and the video looks pretty obviously that they knew what they were doing. TIT.

[sammieuk1]

With that 700k figure they are bound to be genuine generals of RTP's finest officers 🤔

[AustinRacing]

I bet the driver is in on it. Interesting when police extortion is reported they use terms like imposters. I bet they’re real cops. Another scam by police/gov is unless crime is reported no action taken. This allows police to intimidate victims so they won’t complain. It has worked for them well. Every now and then an anomaly like this happens that they diffuse quickly unless it gets out of hand such as media frenzy or victim persistence. Shame on them. 

[andygrr]

17 hours ago, snoop1130 said:

 

A representative from a Thai travel agency used social media to accuse individuals claiming to be police officers of extorting 700,000 baht from Chinese tourists traveling to Pattaya on a motorway. The representative leaked a dashcam video showing men stopping the tourists' vehicle around 200 meters from a Pattaya toll booth at approximately 7:29 pm on July 10th.

 

The representative alleged that these men demanded 700,000 baht from the Chinese nationals. Both the representative and the tourists questioned the authenticity of the supposed officers. The Chinese tourists were lodged near Terminal 21 in Pattaya. The representative hoped they would receive justice before their departure from Thailand scheduled for July 25th.

 

 

 

Channel 7 News reported that the purported police officers arrived in two cars, a white Toyota Fortuner and a black Ford Everest. The channel also revealed that these alleged officers checked the tourists' passports, visas and took their photos. They also examined the driver's license. The driver's nationality was not specified, but it was suggested they could be Thai.

 

Thawee Kudtalaeng, the superintendent of the Nong Prue Police Station, told Channel 7 that the Chinese tourists did not officially report the incident. A news team from Channel 7 tried to reach out to the tourists' driver for additional information but were unsuccessful. Police officials stated that they could not proceed with the case unless the Chinese tourists file a formal complaint.

 

 

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-- 2024-07-15

 

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Couldn't find the driver, how did they know which car to stop , not many people have that sort of money available. Inside job or what. Surely even if the Chinese tourists are too scared to make a report and the police can't do anything about the extortion charge the police should investigate the crime of impersonating a police officer. You would think they would have a vested interest in that, as it makes all police officers look bad.

[mikebell]

Police impersonating police.  They've clear footage of two of the officers so it should be very easy to identify IF they were cops or not.

[brianthainess]

Well it was obviously a Thai driver hearing him talk to the 'cops' and a Thai tour guide.

And they both seem complicit in handing over the 700k, without question and I presume without a receipt , Thais would know this is not proper procedure.

One can also presume each Chinese tourist got fined separately. Did the Tour guide not even ask what the fine was for ???? All sounds like an inside job to me, the real cops, should question them both. why would you just put it on FB ? 

[cncltd1973]

17 hours ago, snoop1130 said:

Police officials stated that they could not proceed with the case unless the Chinese tourists file a formal complaint.

amazing the real police won't investigate fake police. should be the bare minimum!

[Homburg]

4 hours ago, webfact said:

The travel agency representative added that the Chinese tourists were staying at a hotel near Terminal 21 in Pattaya, and she hoped the foreigners would get justice before they left Thailand

Thai justice? Be careful what you wish for.

[VBer]

My theory:

Police catches them doing some criminal activity, both parts had a deal to get charges dropped for 700k. But instead of paying Chinese decided to fly out from country, got stopped on motorway and had pay on spot because there is no trust on them anymore. Now they trying this way to get their money back, as the police could not claim that these money had to be paid as a bribe.

[Frankie baby]

Police officials stated that they could not proceed with the case unless the Chinese tourists file a formal complaint.

 

Where does this BS stop & the law start to take over.

[gargamon]

2 hours ago, jacko45k said:

Are Chinese people so in fear of police

Of course they are. All those autocracies are the same. The police are thugs that must be feared.

 

Your future soon.  Enjoy.

[rwill]

Next they will refuse to investigate a murder unless the murdered person files a complaint...