Thailand crime

PATTAYA — On March 29, 2026, Pattaya police arrested two suspects in a shopping mall car park in connection with an online fraud scheme that defrauded victims out of hundreds …

A 20-year-old Russian national, Mark Zhambalov, was arrested by Chon Buri Provincial Police on March 19 while withdrawing cash linked to a call centre scam operation from an ATM in …

KOH SAMUI, Thailand — Police arrested a 27-year-old Norwegian national after an alleged assault on a Thai driver and the theft of a pickup truck in the Mae Nam area. …

BANGKOK, Thailand — Authorities have arrested Songkran Panpu, 37, in connection with the fatal shooting of a driver on a Bangkok expressway. Panpu was apprehended on Koh Chang, where he …

CHAI NAT, Thailand — An 18-year-old student nicknamed Ikkyu narrowly avoided losing 50,000 baht in a call centre scam yesterday, January 12, thanks to quick thinking and timely assistance from …

HUA HIN, Thailand — Immigration police arrested a Swedish man identified as Noah yesterday, January 18, following reports of suspicious behavior in Hua Hin, Prachuap Khiri Khan. Authorities later confirmed …

HUA HIN, Thailand — Hua Hin police arrested 36-year-old Rattikorn Yingyot yesterday in connection with the murder and robbery of a hotel receptionist, after tracking him near a railway line …

TAK PROVINCE, Thailand — Two women were arrested yesterday after police disrupted a call centre scam that duped a retired teacher into transferring 500,000 baht, believing she was accessing welfare …

KRABI, Thailand — A Canadian man was arrested Friday after allegedly stealing a car from outside a police station in Krabi, prompting a high-speed police chase involving more than 30 …

LOEI, Thailand — Jaksin Jaroensuk, 26, has been arrested for the murder of an LGBTQIA+ couple in Huai Som sub-district, Phu Kradueng, after claiming he acted in self-defense. Police were …