1 PM orders hunt for gang that extorted 1.5 million baht from Chinese student from famous university; last location kidnapped across neighboring country
Pol. Lt. Gen. Thiti Sangsawang, Commissioner-General of the Metropolitan Police Bureau, ordered Pol. Maj. Gen. Noppasin Poolsawat, Deputy Commissioner-General of the Metropolitan Police Bureau, along with Pol. Maj. Gen. Kampanat Arunkhiriroj, Commander of the Metropolitan Police Division 7, Pol. Col. Boonroj Lojaya, Superintendent of Thammasala Police Station, and officers from the Metropolitan Police Investigation Division, Thammasala Police Station, to hold a meeting to solve the case of 3 Chinese students from a famous university in Thonburi who were tricked into paying ransom in a neighboring country, in order to expedite the process of providing assistance as soon as possible.
Pol. Col. Noppasin said that on October 20th at 5:00 a.m., a lecturer from a famous university in Thonburi traveled to Thammasala Police Station to file a complaint after a firs
t-year Chinese student at the university contacted him via the WeChat application, saying that three of his fellow students had been held for ransom. He only knew that the three of them would go and deliver items (unknown what they were) to a mysterious person whose identity he did not know. The trick was that if the items were delivered, he would receive money to spend.
Before the three Chinese students chatted with their friends to say that they wanted 300,000 yuan, which is about 1,500,000 baht, to redeem themselves and sent them their location. It was found that they were in Myanmar, and it was stated that if they did not bring the money by 12:00 noon on October 20, the three Chinese friends would be sent to KKPark, Myanmar.
From asking MR.LE YICHENH, a friend of the Chinese student, it was found that 1 of the 3 had spoken on the phone but did not know who was on the other end of the line. They talked about traveling to the Moei River on the Myanmar side to deliver something. Then, on October 19 at 9:00
p.m., he received another message from his friend asking him to bring 1,500,000 baht as ransom. He therefore decided to travel to file a complaint with the police to expedite help in tracking down the 3 students, believing that they may be in danger.
Pol. Col. Noppasin will personally travel to attend a progress meeting on October 22 at 11:00 a.m. at the Metropolitan Police Bureau 7. Initially, he ordered the formation of an investigation team, coordinating with police officers, the Immigration Bureau, and relevant agencies to urgently follow up and help the three Chinese students.
Source: Thai News Agency