Woman Reports Fake Cops Extorted Cash After Abducting Staff
Three men posing as detectives abducted a herbal shop owner and two employees in Chonburi, demanding 10,000 baht for their release before fleeing when the victim realized they were impostors and reported the extortion to police.
At 12:10 a.m. on August 4, 2569, Ms. Kannyaphak (surname withheld), 36, filed a report at Pattaya City Police Station after three men posing as detectives raided a herbal shop in Nong Prue subdistrict, Bang Lamung district, Chonburi, and abducted her and two other employees. She was taken to a safe house where the suspects demanded 10,000 baht to secure the release of all three victims. Suspecting they were impostors—because they were not taken to a police station but instead to a room containing drug paraphernalia and only demanding cash—she reported the incident upon release.
The incident began on July 27 when three men claiming to be police entered the shop requesting a search and falsely alleged they found drug equipment. One of the three suspects later released Ms. Kannyaphak to obtain the 10,000 baht extortion money. However, she did not have the funds and recognized the men were fraudsters, prompting her immediate report to authorities.
Investigating officer Pol. Sub-Lt. Saijai Khamjulla of Pattaya City Police received the complaint and dispatched a team to the scene to retrieve CCTV footage and identify the three suspects for legal prosecution.
