Police

Many Arrests Made by Chonburi Immigration Police in Pattaya

"Sifu" Robert McInnes issues a Press Release to Pattaya Times newspaper denying arrest and seizure of his vehicles, explains his possession of ammunition and confirms he is a SWAT instructor.

The head of Thailand Immigration Lt. General Wuthi Liptapanlop Says Special Unit Formed to Hunt for Foreign Criminals in Thailand. At a special, high-level police conference held at a Jomtien Hotel on Soi 12 Friday and Saturday Police Lt. General Wuthi Liptapanlop announced the formation of a special unit called the National Criminal Center to catch foreigners wanted for crimes. He spoke in English to representatives of foreign embassies and police organizations stationed in Bangkok about how to all work together to catch foreign criminals.

In a continuing police crackdown on foreign businessmen in Pattaya who may be committing crimes, a New Zealander who is fluent in Thai and worked his way up from flipping hamburgers on Walking Street to become one of Pattaya's leading foreign businessmen is now under suspicion for criminal activity.

The commissioner noted that Thailand will open a National Criminal Center to better handle police requests from abroad to track down foreign criminals in the country. A major office will be opened in Pattaya.