Bangkok,, Police detained 5 people accused of extorting 2.5 million baht from Chinese citizens and placed them in court and objected to bail. Hurry and track down the remaining 4 people involved. At 9:30 a.m. today (May 5), at the Din Daeng police station, investigators detained 5 suspects, including Pol. Attawut, age 52, former commander of the Khan Na Yao Police Station, the leader of the gang, and Mr. Teera. Chai, 36 years old, Mr. Noppasin, 39 years old, Police Sergeant Phuwadet, 28 years old, an officer at the Phan Fah Radio Center, and Ms. Jarunet, 33 years old, were charged with extortion and jointly posing as officials. and acting as an official without himself being an official with that authority, conspiring to restrain or detain others or act in any way that deprives others of their bodily freedom. In the case of conspiring to abduct a Chinese person who extorted 2.5 million baht to be imprisoned at the Criminal Court, Pad Raek, for 12 days from 5-16 May 2024, along with opposing bail. Because it is a serious case If released It is feared that the accused will escape. While the police were taking the five suspects into a detention vehicle, reporters tried to ask the suspects whether they had really joined the movement or not. One of the accused replied, 'It's not true, I didn't do it, I insist on my innocence. The truth is the truth.' For this case, there are 11 people involved in the initial suspects. Arrest warrants have been issued for 7 people, and 5 people have been arrested. The other 2 people are Sgt. Weerayut or Sergeant Jack, 34 years old, commander of the Phayathai Police Station. and Mr. Yang, 45 years old, Chinese nationality, the accused according to the arrest warrant. Charged with receiving stolen property Because of Mr. Yang His duty was to exchange 65,000 USDT from the accused group for 2.5 million baht in cash. As for the other four participants in the movement, Pol. Maj. Gen. Noppasin Poolsawat, deputy commander of the Metropolitan Police Bureau, revealed that he was able to conf irm the identities of two of them and ordered the investigative team to collect evidence in order to request court approval to issue an arrest warrant. and is in the process of verifying the identities of another 2 people . Source: Thai News Agency