Saturday 6 September 2014

Pattaya Motorcycle Taxi Driver Arrested For Extortion

Pattaya Police Colonel Noppaporn along with Banglamung District Chief Khun Pongtasit and accompanied by a posse of military officers took part in the arrest of a Pattaya motorcycle driver who is thought to be running an extortion racket.

The taxi rider Khun Wanchai aged 46 had been dobbed in by another taxi rider after he complained to the police that Khun Wanchai was extorting 1,500 Baht per month for the right to work on a taxi stand.

Khun Wanchai denied any charges of intimidation and extortion even though he had been arrested on the same charges only three weeks ago. At that time he had been temporarily banned from riding his motorcycle. Khun Wanchai ignored this order and continued his activities.

He seems to be gobsmacked that his "riders" would grass him up. The police are looking in to this further to see how extensive his network of Somchai serfs is.