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Soldiers apprehend supposed shylock gang members in Chon Buri on Monday as part of a crackdown on mafia-style gangs. (Image by Chaiyot Pupattanapong)

CHON BURI– 6 males have actually been apprehended for apparently becoming part of a big shylock gang with debtors in 21 provinces and 30 million baht in flow each month.

About a lots armed cops and military officers robbed a one-storey home in tambon Takian Tia of Bang Lamung district and apprehended the males after a tip-off that the gang had actually charged expensive rates of interest for their loans.

The raid was performed under the junta’s order No. 13/2559 which provides soldiers sweeping powers to punish “mafia” and “prominent criminal figures” in addition to reducing criminal offenses that position danger to society and the economy.

The group browsed your home and discovered lots of loan agreements and a journal with lots of debtors’ names from 45 districts of 21 provinces throughout the nation.

Lt Porasit Jitramwong, deputy district chief managing criminal offense avoidance in Bang Lamung, stated bankbooks discovered at your home showed that the gang had about 30 million baht in flow.

The officers likewise took 13 grammes of compressed marijuana and properties worth more than 2 million baht. They consisted of a Volkswagen van, lots smart phones, 44,000 baht in money, amulets, and gold and gems rings.

The gang, led by Sing Sattham, who is your home’s owner, formerly run in Ayutthaya and Pathum Thani provinces. They just recently broadened to Bang Lamung and Pattaya, Lt Porasit included.

Lt Porasit declared Mr Sing, 37, and his group had actually run an unlawful money-lending organization. His employee would go to the houses of the debtors who stopped working to pay regular monthly interest and threaten to eliminate them. A few of them had actually published pictures of them bring weapons on their Facebook account.

Lt Porasit stated cops were examining more to determine more individuals included.


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