Bangkok Police Arrest International Gang for 3M Baht Gold Heist

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Bangkok police have apprehended a gang of international thieves responsible for breaking into a local businessman's car and stealing valuables, including gold bars and cash, totalling over 3 million baht.

 

On the evening of 27th November, Bangkok Metropolitan Police officers successfully detained 73-year-old Colombian national, Jose Orlando Ocampo. The arrest took place at a condominium in the On Nut area of Bangkok. Recovered at the scene were cash worth approximately 475,000 baht and gold bars weighing 20 baht, valued at around 880,000 baht.

 

The arrest follows a thorough investigation by the Plubpla Chai 2 police and Bangkok Metropolitan Police Division 6. The crime occurred on 23rd November, when the suspects targeted a hair dye product businessman’s white Lexus parked at the China Town shopping mall. The victim had left gold bars and 983,000 baht cash in the car while attending to business matters.

Upon returning the next day, he discovered the car window smashed and the items missing. CCTV footage revealed two men, believed to be foreign nationals, making off with the stolen goods.

 

Thanks to a focused police operation, Ocampo was identified and located at his rented accommodation in Bangkok. Following a court-sanctioned warrant, he was taken into custody on charges related to theft and property damage.

 

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During questioning, Ocampo confessed to the theft and revealed that some stolen items had been shared with an accomplice, who has since fled to Cambodia. Police are continuing investigations to retrieve the remaining stolen assets.

 

Ocampo remains in police custody as the investigation continues, with the case moving forward under the jurisdiction of Bangkok’s Plubpla Chai 2 police station, reported Siam Rath.

 

-- 2024-11-28

 

 

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73-Year-Old Colombian Caught for Car Break-In, Gold Theft

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A 73-year-old Colombian gang leader has been arrested after smashing a businessman's car window and stealing assets worth over 3 million baht, including gold bars and cash. The suspect shared the stolen money with accomplices before fleeing to Cambodia. He was apprehended late last night (27 November 2024) at a condominium in Bangkok’s On Nut area.

 

Pol. Lt. Gen. Sayam Boonsom, acting commissioner of the Metropolitan Police Bureau, led the operation, with officers from Plabplachai 2 Police Station and the Crime Suppression Division.

 

The suspect, identified as Mr. Jose Orlando Ocampo, was arrested with evidence including 475,000 baht in cash and 20-baht gold bars valued at approximately 880,000 baht. The total assets recovered amounted to 1.35 million baht.

 

The incident occurred on the morning of 23 November 2024, when the victim, a businessman selling hair dye products, parked his white Lexus on the B5 floor of Chinatown Mall in Pom Prap Sattru Phai District, Bangkok.

When the victim returned to the car the following morning, he discovered the left rear window smashed. Surveillance footage revealed two men, believed to be foreigners, following the victim to his car before stealing a shoulder bag and a white cloth bag containing cash and gold.

 

The stolen items included 50 baht in gold bars worth 2,207,500 baht, 2 baht in gold jewellery worth 87,500 baht, and cash totalling 983,000 baht, bringing the total loss to 3.28 million baht.

 

Investigations identified the suspects as Colombian nationals who had rented a room in a condominium on Sukhumvit Soi 77 in Suan Luang District. Police obtained an arrest warrant from the Bangkok South Criminal Court (No. 1130/2567, dated 26 November 2024) and detained Mr. Ocampo.

 

The suspect faces charges of "jointly committing theft by damaging protective barriers or disguising their identity." He has been handed over to Plabplachai 2 Police Station for further legal proceedings.

Police continue to investigate and track down Ocampo’s accomplices, reported Channel 7 News

 

-- 2024-11-28

 

 

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