SURAT THANI: One of six foreign men accused of the extortion of 1.8 million baht in cryptocurrency from a Russian realtor couple on Koh Samui has been arrested in Chon Buri province.
Five senior police on Koh Samui have been transferred over two criminal cases under investigation on the island - the extortion of a Russian couple and misconduct by an officer who allegdly demanded sex with a woman in return for the release of her arrested husband.
SURAT THANI: A Russian couple who deal in real estate have sought help from the police, saying a gang of foreign men confronted them in a coffee bar in Koh Samui and extorted them out of 1.8 million baht in cryptocurrency.
KOH SAMUI: A Russian couple who deal in real estate have sought help from police, saying a gang of foreign men confronted them in a coffee bar on Koh Samui and threatened and extorted them out of B1.8
A Russian tourist showed up at Samui police station on Tuesday complaining that a Russian gang had extorted 112 million baht (US$3 million) worth of cryptocurrency from him.