webfact Posted May 21, 2015 Share Posted May 21, 2015 Pattaya Immigration arrest Russian and British man in theft and extortion casePATTAYA: -- 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/-- Pattaya One 2015-05-22 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hagler Posted May 21, 2015 Share Posted May 21, 2015 Wonder which force the guy in the green shirt is with? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
technologybytes Posted May 22, 2015 Share Posted May 22, 2015 Obviously there is more to this case than meets the eye. This sort of stuff doesn't just happen for no reason. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted May 22, 2015 Author Share Posted May 22, 2015 Two farang arrested for extorting from French businessman in Pattaya [Photo credit: Post Today] 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.-- 2015-05-22 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rebelplatoon Posted May 22, 2015 Share Posted May 22, 2015 Some fine, upstanding species of the Pattaya community. There's more than meets the eye? Yes, protection fee, just like the outlaw bike gangs charge. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ezzra Posted May 22, 2015 Share Posted May 22, 2015 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... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Manbing Posted May 22, 2015 Share Posted May 22, 2015 And then deportation too. Well done for standing up to these a*******. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
samjaidee Posted May 22, 2015 Share Posted May 22, 2015 Why did he contact the immigration police when this is clearly a criminal issue? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
asdecas Posted May 22, 2015 Share Posted May 22, 2015 Pattaya certainly attracts the aristocrats of tourism. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kiwikeith Posted May 22, 2015 Share Posted May 22, 2015 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 . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoePai Posted May 22, 2015 Share Posted May 22, 2015 Looks like someone from the Pattaya Expats Club ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rorynorway Posted May 22, 2015 Share Posted May 22, 2015 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikiea Posted May 22, 2015 Share Posted May 22, 2015 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 . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
apalink_thailand Posted May 22, 2015 Share Posted May 22, 2015 They both appear to be smirking about it too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
apalink_thailand Posted May 22, 2015 Share Posted May 22, 2015 (edited) 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 ;-) Edited May 22, 2015 by apalink_thailand Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NickJ Posted May 22, 2015 Share Posted May 22, 2015 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Khun Riki Posted May 22, 2015 Share Posted May 22, 2015 They both appear to be smirking about it too. they will surely change their attitudes soon... http://www.thaiprisonlife.com/blogs/overcrowding-in-thai-prisons/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlQaholic Posted May 22, 2015 Share Posted May 22, 2015 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? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chicowoodduck Posted May 22, 2015 Share Posted May 22, 2015 Looks like someone from the Pattaya Expats Club ? Most likely not far from the truth.....could be any number of the yahoos that call the spot home....? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlQaholic Posted May 22, 2015 Share Posted May 22, 2015 They both appear to be smirking about it too. they will surely change their attitudes soon... http://www.thaiprisonlife.com/blogs/overcrowding-in-thai-prisons/ Good post, good info in that link, oh my I really don't want to be in a Thai Prison. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sooo Upto Me Posted May 22, 2015 Share Posted May 22, 2015 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dixie Normus Posted May 22, 2015 Share Posted May 22, 2015 (edited) 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? That seems the most likely explanation... Unless Thor (the writer, ex Stowe School and a previous University Challenge winner) is a secret Mafia Kingpin... http://www.bbk.ac.uk/news/prarchive/uccongrat.html Edited May 22, 2015 by Dixie Normus Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jackanapes Posted May 22, 2015 Share Posted May 22, 2015 I have stated on previous occasions there are so many villains in pattaya I only wish they could do a clean sweep . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pegman Posted May 22, 2015 Share Posted May 22, 2015 Wacko. http://andre-machielsen-faces-court.blogspot.com/2013/02/mental-patient-thor-halland-sought-by.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tchooptip Posted May 22, 2015 Share Posted May 22, 2015 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
petercool Posted May 22, 2015 Share Posted May 22, 2015 Unsubstantiated and slur posts and replies to same were removed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
diehard60 Posted May 22, 2015 Share Posted May 22, 2015 Pataya used to be a very nice palce until all the trash came there. Now it is a disaster with nothing but drugs, alcies, and scum Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Si Thea01 Posted May 22, 2015 Share Posted May 22, 2015 (edited) And oh soooooooooo hansum! Edited May 22, 2015 by Si Thea01 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smedly Posted May 22, 2015 Share Posted May 22, 2015 Wacko. http://andre-machielsen-faces-court.blogspot.com/2013/02/mental-patient-thor-halland-sought-by.html well that opens up a considerable can of worms lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chickenslegs Posted May 22, 2015 Share Posted May 22, 2015 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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