Warrants issued for 4 immigration officers for crypto extortion

On Tuesday arrest warrants were issued for four immigration officers accused of kidnapping a Chinese man and a Thai woman and extorting 30,000 tether crypto coins worth approximately 1 million baht, according to deputy police chief Pol Gen Surachate Hakparn.


On March 20, the Chinese man, whose name was not released, and his Thai interpreter, Namee Sae Lee, filed a complaint with Din Daeng police.


They claimed that on March 10, they were kidnapped from a house in the Din Daeng area and driven to a house in Soi Prachasongkroh 2, also in the Din Daeng area. The men extorted 30,000 USDT, the tether stablecoin pegged to the US dollar, from them.


Police detained three men suspected of involvement on Monday night. They were arrested and taken to the Din Daeng police station for questioning. They were interrogated separately. Everyone denied any involvement.


According to Pol Gen Surachate, police investigators discovered that some police officers were also involved.


Din Daeng investigators obtained arrest warrants for four police officers from the Central Criminal Court on Tuesday morning for Corruption and Misconduct Cases.


According to sources, the arrest warrants were issued for two police inspectors and two non-commissioned officers. They are all employed by the Immigration Police Bureau.


According to a source, three of them had reported to their commanders and were being questioned. One of them had not.


Chinese Nationals Abducted, 4 Immigration Officers Wanted For Extortion