Crime Armed Men Storm Pattaya Snooker Hall in Kidnap Search

[Georgealbert]

 

Picture courtesy of Amarin

 

Panic erupted at a snooker hall in Pattaya’s Khao Talo area when a group of 5–6 armed men burst in during the early hours, claiming to be officials searching for a kidnapped Chinese national.

 

CCTV footage from the venue captured the moment at 03:02, when a man in camouflage clothing, followed by another appearing to be Chinese, charged into the hall. The group made straight for the back of the premises before returning to the front and engaging in a heated discussion, leaving the scene in less than two minutes.

 

The 32-year-old owner said the men loudly announced themselves as “officers”, with one visibly carrying a pistol and magazine at his waist. “I was shocked and told them only local youths were playing snooker here, but they all ran off as soon as the men arrived,” he said.

 

It later emerged that the group was allegedly searching for a Chinese friend they claimed had been kidnapped for a ransom of 400,000 baht near the Big C South Pattaya shopping mall. They said they had tracked his phone via GPS to outside the snooker hall, where they discovered a white car believed to belong to the suspects. The vehicle had reportedly been abandoned after a switch to another car, with all windows left open and the interior ransacked.

 

Reporters visiting the scene the next day, found the white car still parked nearby, its interior littered with rubbish and belongings scattered inside and around the vehicle. Police from Nong Prue station were called to inspect the car.

 

The fate of the alleged kidnapping victim remains unknown and it has not been confirmed whether the armed men were genuine law enforcement officers or impostors. Police are continuing to investigate the incident.

 

 

  Adapted by Asean Now from Amarin 2025-08-13

 

 

 

[gargamon]

28 minutes ago, Georgealbert said:

when a man in camouflage clothing, followed by another appearing to be Chinese

The Chinese have their police everywhere these days. Lots of incidents in Canada and the US.

[jacko45k]

23 minutes ago, gargamon said:

The Chinese have their police everywhere these days. Lots of incidents in Canada and the US.

I  am getting more of an impression of criminal behaviour seems to always come with them!

[scubascuba3]

On the bright side they are kidnapping chinese not tourists