Jonathan Fairfield Posted October 24, 2015 Share Posted October 24, 2015 Loan shark gang members arrested for violent debt collectionPATHUM THANI:-- Two illegal loan sharks were arrested and more were being hunted after they fired several gun shots at a house whose owner failed to repay the debt. The two loan shark gang members were shown to the public at a press conference Saturday at Pathum Thani police headquarters.They were identified as Wisanu Umpaibul, 25, and Sompong Pulsook, 30.Both were seized upon reentering the country from Cambodia at Aranyaprathet immigration checkpoint yesterday.The loan shark gang members were found to attack Mrs Kamrai Buakaeo’s house in Thanyaburi district of Pathum Thani province on Monday night with gunfire.They confessed to the gun attack saying they were enraged after they failed to collect debts from her after coming several times, and were also challenged by her son.Police said they have imposed charges of violent debt collection, attempted murder, illegal possession of guns, and carrying them in public places with no carrying licences.There are still more conspirators and the police are following behind them.Source: http://englishnews.thaipbs.or.th/loan-shark-gang-members-arrested-for-violent-debt-collection -- Thai PBS 2015-10-24 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pib Posted October 24, 2015 Share Posted October 24, 2015 There are still more conspirators and the police are following behind them. To pick-up money they drop. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zaphod reborn Posted October 24, 2015 Share Posted October 24, 2015 Pathumtani, Cambodia - reads like a red operation. This investigation will go nowhere. RTP has already received the envelopes to end it. Amazing how the exiled one's influence persists. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hgma Posted October 24, 2015 Share Posted October 24, 2015 I was at a convenient store where the news broke out on tv, the Thai (female)owner started to rant about how lazy Thai people were, and how easy they could get money to borrow...she had to earn her money and could not spend more then she earned....fair enough.......but what struck me was that she didn't seem at all bothered by the gangs display of violence......not a word. T.I.T Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hawk Posted October 24, 2015 Share Posted October 24, 2015 Even loan shark gang members have families. Her and her son's days are now numbered. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Just1Voice Posted October 24, 2015 Share Posted October 24, 2015 Pathumtani, Cambodia - reads like a red operation. This investigation will go nowhere. RTP has already received the envelopes to end it. Amazing how the exiled one's influence persists. You just can't help yourself, can you? You absolutely HAVE to throw something "Red" into it, or somehow link it to Thaksin, where there is not even a microscopic shred of evidence of either one. It's a shame you can't be mature enough to read a story for what it is, instead of trying to find ways to twist it to suite your personal agenda. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clockman Posted October 24, 2015 Share Posted October 24, 2015 Every village in Thailand, has a loan shark. Its a way of life here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kkerry Posted October 24, 2015 Share Posted October 24, 2015 Pathumtani, Cambodia - reads like a red operation. Please look at the photo more carefully. The accused, handcuffed, is wearing a yellow shirt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaiChai Posted October 24, 2015 Share Posted October 24, 2015 Stamping out thuggery in Thailand is good. Bet they got a 500 baht fine though? So they will back to it tomorrow? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kasset Tak Posted October 24, 2015 Share Posted October 24, 2015 I can actually understand the loan sharks!!!What I have seen and experience my self is that many Thais just don't repay the money they borrow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shagz Posted October 24, 2015 Share Posted October 24, 2015 My late wife had a gambling problem although I didn't know how bad it was at first until she showed me the paper with a couple hundred thousand baht she had borrowed from various loan sharks in surin....I went around and payed them all off and told them not to give her anymore so anyway she borrowed more off of different ones and then passed away from a heart attack so they come around and I told them what happened and that I would not pay as I was again unaware of it so they went straight next door to the people who guaranteed for her because now they had to pay and then they come to me begging if I could pay for them and I said no and this is what you get for doing it in the first place where they knew it was all behind my back, that was nearly 6 years ago and I've heard nothing else of it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fasteddie Posted October 24, 2015 Share Posted October 24, 2015 Pathumtani, Cambodia - reads like a red operation. This investigation will go nowhere. RTP has already received the envelopes to end it. Amazing how the exiled one's influence persists. Talk about "reds under the bed", get a life! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonathan Fairfield Posted October 24, 2015 Author Share Posted October 24, 2015 Arrests in debt-collection shooting in Thanyaburi PHATUM THANI:-- Police have paraded two alleged members of a debt-collection gang accused of shooting at the house of a woman debtor in Pathum Thani's Thanyaburi district last Sunday. Wissanu Ampaiboon, 25, and Sompong Poonsuk, 30, reportedly confessed to having joined 11 other debt collectors in firing at the house allegedly on the order of reputed Nonthaburi-based loan shark Wuthichai Pho-art. They were brought to the 56-year-old victim's house to re-enact the crime yesterday. The men have been charged with attempted murder, gun possession, carrying a gun in public without permission and causing damage to another person's property. They claimed the victim failed to repay her debt despite receiving many previous warnings. They also said the woman's son argued with them. Deputy police chief Pongsapat Pongcharoen said the duo fled to Cambodia and were arrested in Sa Kaew upon returning to Thailand. Source: http://www.nationmultimedia.com/national/Arrests-in-debt-collection-shooting-in-Thanyaburi-30271522.html -- The Nation 2015-10-25 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ezzra Posted October 25, 2015 Share Posted October 25, 2015 In this business some time you're the shark and at other times, you can very well be shark's feed, big money, big risk, no love lost and no loyally here, tables can turn on you in a blink of an eye.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
puukao Posted October 25, 2015 Share Posted October 25, 2015 I just got my first road bicycle!!! Only 280,000 baht!! Yes, carbon and has lightest wheels and everything!!! I sign tons of paperwork and smile, they smile... I guess i pay 1,000 baht a month for 100-years, but i have no idea......i didn't read it all i know is i will look cool... oh wait, i need new shoes.....better sign more stuff!!! ------------------------ Remember, like 2+ million Americans walked away from their mortgage. Does this mean lazy??? Of course not, but maybe dumb. but then they had money problems. And tons lost a lot in the market crash of 2008......and made finances harder. lazy??? not likely. so you can have money problems and NOT be lazy...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trogers Posted October 25, 2015 Share Posted October 25, 2015 I can actually understand the loan sharks!!! What I have seen and experience my self is that many Thais just don't repay the money they borrow. Neither a borrower or lender be... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theoldgit Posted October 25, 2015 Share Posted October 25, 2015 Post in breach of Forum Rules removed. 7) You will respect fellow members and post in a civil manner. No personal attacks, hateful or insulting towards other members, (flaming) Stalking of members on either the forum or via PM will not be allowed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Praematura Posted October 25, 2015 Share Posted October 25, 2015 (edited) No mention of charges that are the root problem in the first place of loan sharking. So had they once collected the illegal debt peacefully they would face zero charges... Edited October 25, 2015 by Praematura Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LuckyNo4 Posted October 25, 2015 Share Posted October 25, 2015 Pathumtani, Cambodia - reads like a red operation. This investigation will go nowhere. RTP has already received the envelopes to end it. Amazing how the exiled one's influence persists. <deleted> Give it a rest will ya. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DennisF Posted October 25, 2015 Share Posted October 25, 2015 Why oh why does every thread turn to bashing the Thais?? Loan sharks are in EVERY country, in this one they are just another part of the corruption circle. Thai people are low paid and find it hard to make ends meet... borrowing seems to them to be the only option. Unfortunately, they usually have no collateral and resort to loan sharks fore the 'must have ' things seen on their new smart phones. The blame here is with the nasty, insidious, grasping loan sharks whose repayments cripple people financially. Try not to blame the Thai people en masse, it shows your ignorance, not theirs. Walk a mile in their shoes before judging. Put thes two lowlifes in an 8x6 for 10 years. Scum. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
georgemandm Posted October 25, 2015 Share Posted October 25, 2015 Every village in Thailand, has a loan shark. Its a way of life here. Yes very true and it is a <deleted> joke it is about time the government should try and stop this shit happen here in thailand. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daniel Boon Posted October 25, 2015 Share Posted October 25, 2015 Even loan shark gang members have families. Her and her son's days are now numbered. and the wizard blew his horn ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nobb Posted October 25, 2015 Share Posted October 25, 2015 If you barrow money from the devil you will get burnt if you not pay it back! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MockingJay Posted October 25, 2015 Share Posted October 25, 2015 Even though I have and never will have any business with Thai loan sharks, I feel a deep disgust / repugnance whenever I see those Muak Gan Nok guys (mostly on 250cc bikes, mostly 2, both wearing helmets/masks, often gloves, long sleeve shirts, the pillion rider carrying a money shoulder bag) to an extend that I want to run them off the street. I hope all those devil's henchmen will have a life full of despair and misfortune as karmic repayment for working as debt collectors. As for the loan sharks themselves, charging 10% interest and more PER MONTH! I wish them nothing but gastric cancer, leprosy and brain tumors... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
USNret Posted October 25, 2015 Share Posted October 25, 2015 My late wife had a gambling problem although I didn't know how bad it was at first until she showed me the paper with a couple hundred thousand baht she had borrowed from various loan sharks in surin....I went around and payed them all off and told them not to give her anymore so anyway she borrowed more off of different ones and then passed away from a heart attack so they come around and I told them what happened and that I would not pay as I was again unaware of it so they went straight next door to the people who guaranteed for her because now they had to pay and then they come to me begging if I could pay for them and I said no and this is what you get for doing it in the first place where they knew it was all behind my back, that was nearly 6 years ago and I've heard nothing else of it. I would think with the money you saved you could afford some punctuation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shagz Posted October 25, 2015 Share Posted October 25, 2015 My late wife had a gambling problem although I didn't know how bad it was at first until she showed me the paper with a couple hundred thousand baht she had borrowed from various loan sharks in surin....I went around and payed them all off and told them not to give her anymore so anyway she borrowed more off of different ones and then passed away from a heart attack so they come around and I told them what happened and that I would not pay as I was again unaware of it so they went straight next door to the people who guaranteed for her because now they had to pay and then they come to me begging if I could pay for them and I said no and this is what you get for doing it in the first place where they knew it was all behind my back, that was nearly 6 years ago and I've heard nothing else of it. I would think with the money you saved you could afford some punctuation. there's always one Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hocuspocus Posted October 25, 2015 Share Posted October 25, 2015 Why oh why does every thread turn to bashing the Thais?? Loan sharks are in EVERY country, in this one they are just another part of the corruption circle. Thai people are low paid and find it hard to make ends meet... borrowing seems to them to be the only option. Unfortunately, they usually have no collateral and resort to loan sharks fore the 'must have ' things seen on their new smart phones. The blame here is with the nasty, insidious, grasping loan sharks whose repayments cripple people financially. Try not to blame the Thai people en masse, it shows your ignorance, not theirs. Walk a mile in their shoes before judging. Put thes two lowlifes in an 8x6 for 10 years. Scum. Low pay and not been able to manage so they borrow from loan sharks and their problems are compounded, Proper education in schools would help especially in maths. I am not just talking about Thailand, I have seen payday loans advertised in the UK where the interest has been 2000%.. If the loan sharks victims were able to work out what they had to actually pay back maybe they would not borrow in the first place.I have heard if Thai's borrow from Farang relatives it is considered to wrong for the Farang to ask for his money back, but obviously the loan sharks are different. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DennisF Posted October 25, 2015 Share Posted October 25, 2015 My late wife had a gambling problem although I didn't know how bad it was at first until she showed me the paper with a couple hundred thousand baht she had borrowed from various loan sharks in surin....I went around and payed them all off and told them not to give her anymore so anyway she borrowed more off of different ones and then passed away from a heart attack so they come around and I told them what happened and that I would not pay as I was again unaware of it so they went straight next door to the people who guaranteed for her because now they had to pay and then they come to me begging if I could pay for them and I said no and this is what you get for doing it in the first place where they knew it was all behind my back, that was nearly 6 years ago and I've heard nothing else of it. I would think with the money you saved you could afford some punctuation. Maybe he is not a native English speaker but, I am certain everyone will appreciate your trolling the threads to make inane grammar posts. Well done. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shagz Posted October 25, 2015 Share Posted October 25, 2015 My late wife had a gambling problem although I didn't know how bad it was at first until she showed me the paper with a couple hundred thousand baht she had borrowed from various loan sharks in surin....I went around and payed them all off and told them not to give her anymore so anyway she borrowed more off of different ones and then passed away from a heart attack so they come around and I told them what happened and that I would not pay as I was again unaware of it so they went straight next door to the people who guaranteed for her because now they had to pay and then they come to me begging if I could pay for them and I said no and this is what you get for doing it in the first place where they knew it was all behind my back, that was nearly 6 years ago and I've heard nothing else of it. I would think with the money you saved you could afford some punctuation. Maybe he is not a native English speaker but, I am certain everyone will appreciate your trolling the threads to make inane grammar posts. Well done. thank you Dennis Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sz1a Posted October 25, 2015 Share Posted October 25, 2015 Even though I have and never will have any business with Thai loan sharks, I feel a deep disgust / repugnance whenever I see those Muak Gan Nok guys (mostly on 250cc bikes, mostly 2, both wearing helmets/masks, often gloves, long sleeve shirts, the pillion rider carrying a money shoulder bag) to an extend that I want to run them off the street. I hope all those devil's henchmen will have a life full of despair and misfortune as karmic repayment for working as debt collectors. As for the loan sharks themselves, charging 10% interest and more PER MONTH! I wish them nothing but gastric cancer, leprosy and brain tumors... 10% per month is less than some western instant SMS loans that can be up to 20% per month. Every country has debt collectors,some in the form of governmental credit bureaus. if you don't want to meet them either pay back your loan or don't loan money. I hate people who take loans and don't expect to pay them back. That's why there's debt collectors. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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