Crime Suppression Police tracked down and arrested the final suspect, the ringleader of a gang that posed as Crime Suppression officers to kidnap victims, plant methamphetamine on them, and intimidate them into extorting money. The gang has a history of multiple offenses across several areas. Tags: [Crime Suppression Police, Gang Crime, Impersonation, Extortion, Kidnapping]
On 26 Jan 2026 GMT+7, Pol. Maj. Gen. Phatthanasak Bupphasuwan, Commander of Crime Suppression Division, ordered Pol. Col. Jetanipat Siriwat, Superintendent of Division 1, and Pol. Lt. Col. Ekarat Chanmanee, Inspector of Division 1, to arrest Boonting Sukkorn, 51, under Criminal Court warrant No. 590/2567 dated 12 Feb 2024, on charges including impersonating an official without authority, extortion, unlawful entry into property with others, and unlawful detention. He was apprehended at the parking lot of Lum Nari Market, Chai Badan District, Lopburi Province.Tags: [Arrest, Crime Suppression Division, Warrant, Charges, Lopburi]
This arrest followed complaints from two victims at Sai Mai Police Station, who reported that four men claiming to be Crime Suppression officers raided their homes without a search warrant. No illegal items were found, yet the men forced both victims into a vehicle, driving them around Ram Inthra - Khu Bon Road. They placed methamphetamine on their laps and threatened them to come up with 100,000 baht, warning that if they failed, the drugs would be considered theirs. After about three hours, seeing the victims could not pay, the men searched and seized 5,000 baht in cash from their bags, then abandoned them by Ram Inthra 46 road.Tags: [Victim Report, Extortion, Illegal Search, Methamphetamine, Sai Mai]
Besides this case, the suspects had committed similar crimes in several other areas, including impersonating police to kidnap and threaten for money in Bang Sri Muang Police Station area, Nonthaburi Province, and extorting an online gambling website. Authorities learned that most suspects had already been arrested, leaving only Boonting, a key figure, who fled to Lopburi. Police then mobilized to capture him.Tags: [Multiple Offenses, Impersonation, Kidnapping, Online Gambling, Lopburi]
During interrogation, Boonting confessed to the offenses. After learning of the warrant, he fled and hid in Lopburi, hoping to earn money to post bail. He was taken to Sai Mai Police Station for further legal action.Tags: [Confession, Fugitive, Bail, Interrogation, Sai Mai Police]