Thread: Foreigner abducted in Pattaya

Originally Posted by taxexile

so its a happy end to the story then.

was it Sharkey ?

The murder of this thugged out meat head should count as community service for whoever gets convicted of it.

Surely, even you can't be this stupid?

Originally Posted by harrybarracuda

Why was he naked, did the perverts sodomise him before they killed him?

They is all pooves, these bikers.

If you can provide me with your address, our representatives will be in contact with you soon.

Bodyguard Turned Killer for Aussie Found in Grave, Say Thai Police

BANGKOK: Thai police believe Sydney underworld figure Wayne Schneider was murdered on the orders of his personal Australian bodyguard Antonio Bagnato over a personal conflict.

But 26-year-old Mr Bagnato has denied his involvement in last week's kidnapping of Schneider, a former Hell's Angel bikie, during interrogation in Thailand after being extradited from the Cambodian capital Phnom Penh.



Police say they have discovered a cache of weapons at two properties Mr Bagnato rented in the Thai tourist city of Pattaya, where five masked gunmen kidnapped Mr Schneider from his rented villa and buried his naked and disfigured body in a grave in woodlands a short drive away.

Police are investigating whether the "personal conflict" involved the proceeds of drug trafficking.

Fairfax Media has quoted sources as saying that Mr Schneider was cashed up after overseeing a major drugs shipment from Europe to Australia.

Wayne Rodney Schneider was one of NSW's 10 most wanted in 2006.

As well as acting as Mr Schneider's bodyguard the two men were partners in a Sydney fitness centre.

Thailand's military government has ordered that Mr Bagnato be tried in a military court on charges of possessing the weapons, which included two assault rifles, two hand guns, ammunition, two Tasers and brass knuckles.

Police will allege in court that Mr Bagnato hit Mr Schneider several times in the head with brass knuckles, causing severe injuries.

Bagnato has been charged with murder and kidnapping, which could see him sentenced to death, although executions are rarely carried out in Thailand.

Police found that when Mr Schneider's body was dug up from a two-metre grave hours after his abduction, his neck had been broken.

The murder followed a long investigation by Australian and Thai law enforcement agencies into Thai-based crime networks allegedly operated by Australian bikies.

Thai police quickly made a series of breakthroughs into Mr Schneider's murder after the kidnappers failed to notice a GPS tracking device on a pick-up utility they had rented.

A GPS signal led police to the grave-site.

Another breakthrough came with the arrest of 21-year-old American Tyler Gerard, who police say has confessed to driving the vehicle and has provided information about the other gunmen.

Police say three of the suspected gunmen, including two Australians, have left Thailand.

Notorious Melbourne bikie Amad "Jay" Malkoun left Thailand for Dubai within days of the murder despite being questioned as a key witness.

He had claimed he was drinking with Mr Schneider and Mr Bagnato on the night of the murder but slept through the abduction.

Bodyguard Turned Killer for Aussie Found in Grave, Say Thai Police - Phuket Wan

as people know , more than just drug smuggling are crimes that are managed from thailand because it it a country where the rule of law is malleable

Murder of Australian bikie in Thailand exposes growing number of expat drug traffickers - ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)
Wayne Schneider: Former bikie's death in Thailand highlights drug criminals operating overseas



When Australian Wayne Rodney Schneider was beaten to death by his own bodyguard in the seedy Thai holiday town of Pattaya, it shone a light on the new world of Australian drug traffickers living overseas and flooding the country with drugs.
"He would have to sit towards the top when you look at those suppliers," former NSW Police assistant commissioner Clive Small told 7.30.
"There are a number of other people around, some of whom I know of, that would purchase very large quantities of drugs, in the tonnes, and he would fit up towards that end at least."
Mr Small has mapped the evolution of Australia's drug criminals over the past decade.
"Previously we've had people in Australia buying drugs from people in Thailand, people in the Netherlands, Colombia, so on," he said.
"What seems to have happened is that those relationships have become so familiar, with the buyers and the sellers, that some of our buyers in Australia, and some of our senior people like Schneider, have decided to actually move overseas and become a middleman based in a foreign country."
Schneider began his career as a talented meth cook and later joined the Hells Angels in Sydney.
In 2006 he hit the NSW Police's 10 most wanted list when he was accused of shooting a bouncer outside a Kings Cross nightclub.
As his wealth increased, so did police attention and in 2012 he relocated to Pattaya in Thailand.
Two years later, Schneider's position at the top became clear.
Senior police officials believe a $1.5 billion drug bust, netting two tonnes of MDMA (ecstasy) and nearly one tonne of ice, was linked to outlaw motorcycle clubs, the Hells Angels and the Comancheros, and that Schneider was one of the brains behind it.
"If you have a person who can have access or obtain that quantity for importation, presumably on one large importation, then you have someone who is a very influential connection between the buyers in Australia and the suppliers overseas," Mr Small said.


The head of the Australian Crime Commission (ACC), Chris Dawson, said Schneider was part of the growing number of Australian drug traffickers who have set up around the world.




"I think Australians are becoming more international in their activities and with that, we have to ensure that our authorities are working closely with international law enforcement partners," Mr Dawson told 7.30.
Hakan "Big Hux" Ayik was one of Australia's biggest methamphetamine importers until a police sting forced him to flee the country.
Today he runs a global drug trafficking network from Istanbul with two mates from the Comanchero Motorcycle Club.
Albanian immigrant and former Kings Cross drug runner Vaso Ulic lives in Montenegro.
Since leaving Australia in 2005 he is alleged to have become the head of a globally significant drugcartel.
Australian criminals operating overseas 'here to stay': Dawson

The ACC believes that these senior drug criminals are responsible for the vast majority of drug importations to Australia.
"We estimate that they are responsible for at least 60 per cent of Australia's illicit drug market," Mr Dawson told 7.30.
"Many of them are offshore based or if they are Australian based, have very strong and regular offshore connections."
Last week 7.30 spoke with a member of the Australian drugs underworld who lives overseas.
He agreed that Schneider's move overseas is far from unique.
"The main players are all living OS and pumping Oz with gear," he said.
Australian police believe Schneider's death will have an impact on the flow of drugs into Australia.
The underworld figure disagrees and told 7.30 Schneider's murder is "good news for all imports, cuts competition".
Schneider's bodyguard Tony Bagnato was arrested in Cambodia days after the murder.
While he awaits trial in Bangkok, there are dozens of other Australian ex-pats waiting to step into the void left by Schneider.
"They are not going anywhere," Mr Dawson said.
"And I would see the international trend of Australian criminals living and operating in overseas countries is one that is here now and is here to stay."

Wayne Schneider: Former bikie's death in Thailand highlights drug criminals operating overseas - ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)

NOVEMBER 13, 20166:57PM
Ron Corben

A key witness to the disappearance and murder of Australian motorbike gang leader Wayne Schneider last year has disappeared ahead of the court verdict amid fears for his safety.

The witness, a security guard at Schneider's exclusive housing estate in the Thai seaside resort of Pattaya, was present the night the Australian was kidnapped and taken away.

The body of Schneider, 37, from Sydney, was found uncovered 30 kilometres away in a shallow sandy roadside grave in Sattahip province, 120 kilometres from Bangkok, and two days after the abduction.

Australian man Antonio Bagnato, 27, Schneider's former body guard and business associate, was later arrested at a hotel in the Cambodian capital, Phnom Penh and charged with leading the abduction and killing.

Thai police also arrested a 21-year-old American, Tyler Gerard, as he attempted to cross the Thai border into Cambodia.

Reports said two security guards at the $5,200-a-month villa complex had told Thai police Schneider's abductors were wearing scarves over their faces but they believed they were all foreigners.

But the guards told Thai police they were able to identify one of the men as Bagnato, who was frequently seen at the residence.
Thai police say three other suspects in the murder, including two Australians, had fled Thailand soon after the murder.

A key witness, Melbourne bike gang member Amad "Jay" Malkoun, left Thailand for Dubai after being questioned by Thai police.
Malkoun had told police he had been drinking with Schneider on the night but denied any knowledge of the kidnapping.

After Bagnato was deported to Thailand, Thai police uncovered a cache of illegal weapons at two of Bagnato's properties in Chon Buri, including assault rifles, hand guns, ammunition, tasers and brass knuckles.

Thai police allege Schneider was killed in a conflict over proceeds from drug trafficking deals from Europe.
Bagnato has denied the charges.

Thai police sources told AAP there are concerns over the whereabouts of the security guard "who saw it all unfold".

"This is concerning - he hasn't turned up, they don't know where he is. They can't find him, cannot locate him," the source said, amid fears for the guard's personal safety.
They said the guard's testimony could have an impact on the outcome of the case.
"A concern is he has met with foul play, or he has been paid off - he has disappeared," they said.

Earlier, Thai police said the American Tyler Gerard, under interrogation had identified the alleged kidnappers.
The next hearing date at a military court is scheduled for Thursday with legal sources saying a verdict was expected.

In Thailand those guilty of murder can face a possible death sentence, although executions are rarely carried out.
NSW police are also expected to lodge an application for Bagnato to be deported back to Australia for face drug trafficking charges.

Aust bikie murder case witness disappears

It's cases like these that confirm my faith in Thai justice and their rule of law......

^ Witness protection, what's that? There are a lot of these tattooed biker apes in Pattaya, can't see why Immigration doesn't weed them out.

No word of the pickup license plate number, etc. Maybe the guards couldn't read?

Did the bodyguard have a work permit?

Originally Posted by VocalNeal

Maybe the guards couldn't read?

The guards still alive cannot read...

Originally Posted by VocalNeal

No word of the pickup license plate number, etc. Maybe the guards couldn't read?

Well they found the body so quickly because of the GPS tracking, so they knew what vehicle they were looking for. Guard's evidence or CCTV, don't know.

will it actually happen ?

Australian Antonio Bagnato given death penalty for murder of Hells Angels drug kingpin Wayne Schneider



A Thai court has sentenced an Australian man to the death penalty for the kidnapping and murder of a Hells Angels member alleged to have been a major drug trafficker.
Antonio Bagnato, 28, was found guilty of murder, deprivation of liberty and disposing a body.

Australian Antonio Bagnato given death penalty for murder of Hells Angels drug kingpin Wayne Schneider - ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)

wow. tough on crime....

No mention of the missing men........

Poor old Bagnato was certainly between the proverbial rock and a hard place. If he had spilled the beans on his accomplices and co-conspirators, he most certainly would have been made the subject of an execution order but not the type of one that is likely to be commuted.

Tyler should of course go home asap.

Bangkok: Australian man Antonio Bagnato has been found guilty and sentenced to death by a Thai court for his role in the 2015 abduction and murder of Hells Angels gang member Wayne Schneider.

Antonio Bagnato, 28, was charged over the abduction and killing of Schneider, a former Hells Angel bikie, at a villa complex in the seaside resort of Pattaya, 150 kilometres from Bangkok, in 2015.



Australian Antonio Bagnato sentenced to death in Thailand over Hells Angel murder

So as from now may we expect death penalty for murder or is it only applied to this particular murder? and why?

When was the last execution of a Farang foreign national in Thailand?

He's fucked either way

because he has a shit haircut

Originally Posted by wasabi

When was the last execution of a Farang foreign national in Thailand

last week

Originally Posted by Kurgen

He's fucked either way

As he should be.

Farang scum.
Both victim and assassin.

Originally Posted by Dillinger

Originally Posted by wasabi

When was the last execution of a Farang foreign national in Thailand

last week

That's a surprise,I thought that they sentenced Farang to death but actually never carry it out in today's Thailand.
Oh well they wouldn't dream of killing an Aussie would they.