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Three Chinese nationals rescued by police in Tak province near Burma. Police top brass want answers
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Key facts
- Four Thai suspects arrested as driver describes ฿9,000 deal to transport three Chinese nationals
- The driver reportedly admitted being promised ฿9,000 to transport the captives, who had entered Thailand legally on separate flights
- Police stop a fleeing Toyota in Tak and find three Chinese men tied up and blindfolded
- The driver reportedly admitted accepting an offer of ฿9,000 for the journey.
- Police stop speeding Toyota near Tak checkpoint and find three Chinese men bound and blindfolded
- Watchara claimed the unidentified organiser had promised him ฿3,000 for each Chinese passenger
Summary
### Border kidnapping bust. Police stop a fleeing Toyota in Tak and find three Chinese men tied up and blindfolded. Four Thais face charges, while a ฿9,000 transport deal points investigators towards Chinese-run scam centres in Burma. Police probe opens.
Three Chinese men were found blindfolded, handcuffed and bound inside a speeding Toyota intercepted by Thai police near the Burmese border on Thursday. Four Thai suspects were arrested, while officers seized electric shock devices and other restraints. The driver reportedly admitted being promised ฿9,000 to transport the captives, who had entered Thailand legally on separate flights. Police believe they were being delivered to a Chinese-run scam centre in Burma.
Four Thai men were arrested in Tak province on Thursday after police intercepted a car carrying three bound Chinese nationals. The captives were blindfolded, handcuffed and tied with rope. All three had entered Thailand legally.