Chinese gangsters arrested for abducting, extorting female compatriot

Three Chinese language nationals – two males and a girl – have been arrested for allegedly abducting a feminine compatriot and extorting about 3.2 million baht from her, police mentioned.

Police mentioned the three had been arrested on Saturday at a resort in Aranyaprathet district, Sa Kaeo province and had been dropped at Thong Lor police station in Bangkok for interrogation.

The motion adopted a grievance filed with Thong Lor police on Friday by a Chinese language girl, Menglu Weng, 32, who was learning for a bachelor’s diploma. The police didn’t reveal her identification.

Ms Menglu mentioned that on the evening of Thursday, March 16, she had an appointment with a Chinese language girl about her age, who she lately met, to eat at a restaurant in Ekamai space. After the meal, the lady led her by means of the automobile park to a black Toyota Alphard. There, one Chinese language man pressured her at a knife-point into the car, whereas one other Chinese language man was behind the wheel. Her dinner companion additionally acquired into the van.

After the car drove off, the person with the knife pressured her to switch 250,000 yuan and eight,000 USDT (the cryptocurrency stablecoin Tether) together with her cell phone to an account.

Ms Menglu and the opposite girl spent the evening within the van with the 2 males. That evening, one of many males pressured her to name her boyfriend in China to switch one other 50,000 USDT to her imToken utility. The cash was then transferred to the identical account.

On Friday morning, the 2 Chinese language males let the 2 ladies out in Min Buri space of Bangkok. They’d extorted money and cryptocurrency price about 3.2 million baht in complete from the sufferer.

Ms Menglu mentioned she went individually from the feminine companion to her condominium in Asoke space earlier than submitting a grievance with Thong Lor police.

Thong Lor police went to the restaurant in Ekamai space. Recordings from safety cameras confirmed the 2 Chinese language ladies acquired right into a Toyota Alphard. From analyzing the footage, police suspected the opposite girl was appearing as bait within the extortion plan.

The police later discovered the Toyota Alphard was rented from a automobile rent store to be used from March 15-17 at 5,000 baht per day. The car was returned to the store on March 17.

The police suspected the 2 Chinese language males and the opposite Chinese language girl had been from the identical gang. They performed an investigation.

The investigation revealed the 2 Chinese language males and the lady stayed at a resort in Pattaya (on Pattaya South highway in Chon Buri’s Bang Lamung district) earlier than leaving for Sa Kaeo province, the place they stayed on the Hitz Lodge in Aranyaprathet district.

The three had been arrested on the resort on Sunday morning and brought to Bangkok for additional questioning at Thong Lor police station.

The police didn’t reveal the identities of the three suspects.