Bangkok, Oct 22 – Police arrested one of five members of a gang that kidnapped a Chinese businessman and extorted 12 million baht at the Ratchada area while he was preparing to leave the country. They are taking him in for further questioning.
In the case of 5 armed men who kidnapped a Chinese man and extorted money, the latest report is that the investigation team at Suvarnabhumi Airport Immigration checked in and found Mr. Liu Bu about to depart Thailand on Sky Angkor Airlines flight ZA679 from Suvarnabhumi to Phnom Penh. They therefore ordered his arrest in order to coordinate with Suthisan Police Station to take him in for legal proceedings.
Pol. Col. Chengron Rimphidi, Commander of Immigration Bureau 2, revealed that after the incident, officers from several agencies rushed to track down the perpetrators by entering information into the APPS system, which is the Immigration Bureau’s travel alert system for suspects and suspects. It was discovered that Mr. Liu Bu was checking in to prepare to travel on
the flight.
Initially, the police took him in for questioning and searched his belongings, where they found a large number of plastic wristbands, cash, and a Cedeao (West African) passport.
For the incident location in Ratchadaphisek area, in the past, it was home to Thai businesses, but due to lack of liquidity, Chinese businessmen came to rent the entire building. The news team went to the area to ask people in the area where the incident occurred. They said that this young woman said that she had been working in Soi Ratchada 24 for more than 2 years and had never seen this company open for service. There were only 2 Chinese men who were the owners of the company who came in and out, but not very often. Every time they came, they would drive a white sedan and park it. They communicated in English, but judging from their appearance, they believed that they were Chinese.
The two Chinese men then went into the company’s interior, which was rented from another company, and stayed inside for a long time. When
ordering food, the staff would deliver it in front of the company. The behavior of the two Chinese men was that they would not socialize with anyone living in this area.
On the day of the incident, she confirmed that she did not see any men or suspicious cars driving in. The alley was quiet as if nothing had happened before. Cases of foreigners kidnapping foreigners and extorting money have occurred many times in Bangkok and Thailand. Most of the cases are committed by groups of fellow countrymen because they are aware of the assets and businesses in Thailand, some of which may be gray businesses, so they dare to commit the crime. – Thai News Agency
Source: Thai News Agencyl