PUBLISHED: 4 Jan 2025 at 05: 00
A 39-year-old man was detained near Chatuchak Park in Bangkok on suspicion of fraud and extortion and reportedly extorted individuals for money.
Thammasak Yuktawan, aka” Architect Tum,” was the subject of two active arrest permits, one for alleged bribery, which the Min Buri Criminal Court issued on December 27, 2018, and the other for scams.
After he reportedly extorted money from a survivor who thought the suspect was armed and gave it to him, police said they spent five days trying to locate the suspect.
The think, known to target kids, was spotted in the Chatuchak place at around 8.30pm on Thursday by police officials who disguised themselves as individuals. He was soon nabbed.
Mr. Thammasak claimed to have “asked” for the money rather than steal it. He acknowledged that much of the money was spent on online gambling and that he had been doing it since 2022 because he could hardly find employment.
Pol Maj Gen Teeradet Thamsuthee, captain of the Metropolitan Police Bureau’s analysis division, said the scenario caught the firm’s focus because the suspect mostly targeted individuals.
He claimed that as he moved from state to state over the past two decades, there were more than 200 subjects, but the majority of them did not report to the police because the amount of money extorted was relatively small. He claimed that the alleged volumes ranged from a few hundred to many thousand baht.