Ex-Volunteer Police Officer Arrested for Drug Planting and Extortion
A former community police volunteer wanted since 2016 for planting drugs on a victim and extorting 100,000 baht has been arrested in Pattaya. Ms. Sira allegedly framed a resident during her service in Wang Noi, then demanded money to drop the fabricated charges. She was captured at a municipal office and sent to court on corruption and misconduct charges.
On November 11, 2026, anti-corruption officials and Pattaya municipal police arrested Ms. Sira (surname withheld), a former volunteer with the Wang Noi municipal police, on a warrant from the Criminal Court for Corruption and Misconduct Case No. 3/2026 dated February 5, 2026.
The case stems from January 23, 2016, when Ms. Sira, then a volunteer officer, allegedly colluded with others to plant methamphetamine on a victim, arrest them, and search their residence — finding no illegal items. The group then took the victim to a police checkpoint and demanded 100,000 baht in exchange for not pursuing charges.
The National Anti-Corruption Commission (NACC) found grounds for prosecution, but the accused failed to appear before prosecutors as summoned, prompting the court to issue an arrest warrant. Investigators tracked the suspect to a municipal office in Pattaya, where she was apprehended and delivered to the Criminal Court for Corruption and Misconduct Region 1 for further legal proceedings.
