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Four Chinese held after staged kidnapping for ransom
Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 16/04/2026
» Police have dismantled a Chinese gang accused of staging a fake kidnapping of a 19-year-old woman in order to extort ransom money from her father, arresting four suspects, including her boyfriend, who was also wanted in China in an online scam case.
Checkpoints, drones used to secure Songkran crowds
News, Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 14/04/2026
» Authorities have stepped up safety measures nationwide as crowds surge into key Songkran hotspots, with Khao San and Silom roads drawing particularly large numbers of revellers.
Merchant in hot water over 'fake gems'
Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 09/04/2026
» The Consumer Protection Police Division (CPPD) has arrested “Nicha”, a well-known online vendor of luxury goods, for allegedly deceiving customers by selling synthetic diamonds marketed as natural, in a case with reportedly more than 100 victims.
'Fuel money' cop faces action
News, Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 09/04/2026
» Four alleged victims have been identified in a probe into a police investigator accused of demanding "fuel money", with disciplinary and criminal action under way.
8 police officers suspended in extortion case
News, Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 02/04/2026
» Eight police officers accused of extorting 200,000 baht from a couple in Pathum Thani have been suspended pending an investigation, with criminal charges filed and the case having been forwarded to court.
Woman drives car into Bangkok convenience store, injures 8
Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 01/04/2026
» A 57-year-old woman drove her car into a convenience store in Phra Nakhon district, Bangkok, on Tuesday night, injuring eight people, including herself.
Police nab 145,500 in nationwide drug blitz
News, Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 28/03/2026
» A six-month nationwide anti-drug crackdown resulted in over 145,500 arrests and the seizure of nearly 700 million methamphetamine pills, police reported.
Lao suspect tells police of grisly killing
Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 26/03/2026
» A Lao man who worked as a cook at a hospital in Bangkok has told police that he killed his estranged girlfriend out of jealousy and dismembered her body with a short knife from his kitchen.
Contractor nabbed for posing as anti-graft fixer
Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 25/03/2026
» A construction contractor posing as a well-connected fixer has been arrested for allegedly attempting to extort millions of baht from a senior government official by claiming he could influence a ruling by the National Anti-Corruption Commission (NACC).
Police: Lao man confesses to murdering, dismembering girlfriend
Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 25/03/2026
» A Lao man has been arrested in the northeastern province of Nong Khai as he attempted to flee across the border after allegedly killing his Lao girlfriend in Bangkok, dismembering her and discarding the body parts in plastic bags.