think discovered at a posh mansion in Bang Lamung with two tigers circling the property
PUBLISHED: 9 May 2025 at 20: 49
According to authorities, an American man who is wanted for robbing a friend of 21 million ringgit in Phuket and Samui has been detained in Pattaya.
The man was detained on Friday by Provincial Police Region 8 officers and Chon Buri authorities, who have only given him the name Vasilios, at a posh palace in the Bang Lamung area.
Two lions were discovered on the two-rai house by the arresting staff. Additionally, numerous BB weapons were discovered. The suspect was present with a Thailand Privilege Card, which offers rich folks special card benefits.
The man who had two lions, one of which was older than one month old, and the other of which was five months old, paid 700, 000 baht to the richly painted believe, who also goes by the name Billy. His Thai roommate is the registered owner of the species.
According to Pol Lt Gen Suraphong Thanomjit, director of Provincial Police Region 8, the Australian was wanted on incarceration subpoenas issued by the Phuket and Samui municipal authorities for colluding in thefts.
An American federal complained that his compatriots had robbed him half of money and cryptocurrency worthwhile 21 million baht, leading to the arrest. The target claimed that he also faced threats from the group. He claimed to have learned that the gang’s head was an Australian gang figure and that the gang was a part of the drug trade.
According to investigators, Billy and four other men broke into a villa in Phuket’s Chalong district and demanded that the victim pay$ 2 million into Billy’s bank account. Additionally, the robbers threatened the survivor not to file a police issue and took 10.5 million ringgit in money.
Billy allegedly sent his Thai coworkers to find the sufferer, who had relocated to Koh Samui, in January of this year. The victim was forced to shift 2.8 cryptocurrencies to Billy by the gang. According to authorities, the sufferer lost a total of 21 million ringgit in the two thefts.
The American assume points to some of the firearms inside his Pattaya villa. Provincial Police Region 8 ( Photo )