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Pattaya Immigration arrest Russian and British man in theft and extortion case

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webfact Grand Master Member

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Pattaya Immigration arrest Russian and British man in theft and extortion case

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PATTAYA: -- Chonburi Immigration Police announced on Thursday the arrest of a Russian and British National wanted in connection with a case of theft and extortion from March 2015.

Police Colonel Prapansak, the Superintendent of Chonburi Immigration, based in Jomtien, announced the arrest of Mr. Denis Zabodaev aged 31 from Russia and Mr. Thor Hallan aged 45, a long-time expat residing in Pattaya.

Both were arrested based on arrest warrant numbers 250/2558 and 251/2558 dated 19th May 2015 and issued by the Pattaya Provincial Court. They are accused of theft and extortion from Mr. Laurent Thery aged 51 from France who runs an import/export Halal Food Factory at the Egmongkol Village 4 Estate in Soi Kaotalo in East Pattaya.

On 26th March a group of 4 men are alleged to have entered his factory and removed assets totaling 50,000 Baht in value. Mr. Thery was then escorted to his apartment at the Royal Thai Residence in Soi 7 off the Tepprasit Road in Jomtien where a further 50,000 Baht’s worth of assets were taken, including computers and phones. CCTV from the apartment complex was obtained by Police who will submit this to Court as part of their evidence against the two arrested men.

Full story: http://pattayaone.net/pattaya-news/196035/pattaya-immigration-arrest-russian-and-british-man-in-theft-and-extortion-case/

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-- Pattaya One 2015-05-22

webfact Grand Master Member

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Two farang arrested for extorting from French businessman in Pattaya

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Pattaya, Chon Buri:-Police arrested a Russian man and a Briton for having allegedly robbed and extorted a protection fee from a French businessman in Pattaya.

Denis Zabodaev, 31, who carries a Russian passport, and Fenrir Pallson Hallan, 45, who carries a British passport, were arrested by immigration police on Thursday.

Chon Buri Immigration Police chief Pol Col Praphansak Prasarnsuk held a press conference at 2:30 pm at the Chon Buri Immigration Office shortly after the arrest.

Praphansak told the press conference that the arrest was made following a complaint with his office by Laurrent Emanuel Thery, 51, a French businessman.

Thery is an exporter of Islamic foods.

The French businessman said in the complaint that four foreigners had raided his factory and forced him to give them some valuables and parts of the foods processing machine worth Bt50,000.

Thery said the four then forced him to lead them to his room at the Royal Thai Residence. They took more valuables and two Macbook computers worth Bt50,000. Before they fled, they also took his mobile phone.

Several days after the robbery, one of the alleged mafia gangsters called him and threatened to harm his family, Thery alleged. He said he had to wire Zabodaev Bt15,000 in a protection fee.

The French businessman said his family was frightened so he decided to seek help from the immigration police.

Police checked feeds of security cameras at the Royal Thai Residence and learned the identities of the four alleged mafia gangsters. Two of them were arrested and the two other are still elusive.

Zabodaev and Hallan faced extortion charges.

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-- 2015-05-22

ezzra Star Member

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One day, as if by a magical act, all the foreign criminals elements will get up and leave Pattaya

for good, approx.. half of the farang's community will be gone.. that's how bad it

has become there and other places around Thailand...

kiwikeith Platinum Member

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One day, as if by a magical act, all the foreign criminals elements will get up and leave Pattaya

for good, approx.. half of the farang's community will be gone.. that's how bad it

has become there and other places around Thailand...

Exactly! heaps of them in Hua Hin now, Thailand becoming more fearful of not the locals but these scumbags .

Rorynorway Newbie

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For the record, the name of the Brit is spelled incorrectly. He is a long time and well known expat by the name of Thor Halland.

I know him well as we are both actors in a local theater community group. Told me he's a multi millionaire.

mikiea Silver Member

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One day, as if by a magical act, all the foreign criminals elements will get up and leave Pattaya

for good, approx.. half of the farang's community will be gone.. that's how bad it

has become there and other places around Thailand...

the sooner the better , i like it here .

apalink_thailand Advanced Member

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For the record, the name of the Brit is spelled incorrectly. He is a long time and well known expat by the name of Thor Halland.

I know him well as we are both actors in a local theater community group. Told me he's a multi millionaire.

A Pattaya multi-milionaire. There's millions of them. Easy to spot driving around on motor scooters with their SAS mates ;-)

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NickJ Silver Member

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The tourist destinations of Thailand really need a good cleaning. Its just gotten way out of conrol. The RTP are to blame for most of it.....spend time and effort not letting the criminal-tourist element into the country in the first place.

AlQaholic Silver Member

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Sooo.... whats the real story? A Brittish guy hires Russian mafia tugs to get money out of a French guy who runs a business......is there borrowed money involved maybe?

Sooo Upto Me Senior Member

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Multi millionaire my arse, don't make me laugh. Probably just a old lowlife cheap charlie from north England where most of them who hide over here come from.

All think they are jack the lads, send him back to Manchester haha.

An yes I'm English. But wouldn't want anything to do with these scums that come over here to continue their rogue trade on innocent people.

I nearly got scammed myself here 5yrs ago on a new condo development. But managed to get my investment back but other investors were not so lucky.

An this so called developer was from the uk. Still on the run now with the money he stole from these people.

Tchooptip Platinum Member

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They both appear to be smirking about it too.

Seeing this Russian in tank-top smirking with two thumbs up on the photo is a shame that's all whistling.gif

chickenslegs Diamond Member

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Russian Muay Thai champion, English multi-millionaire philosophy graduate, thespian and top TV quiz winner, and French importer of Halal goods to Thailand in questionable theft/blackmail/debt collection debacle.

Say what you like about Pattaya, but it is never dull.

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