In Phuket, a Russian was detained in the case of withdrawing cash in a fraudulent scam for 12 million baht

Police in Phuket Province have detained a Russian citizen on suspicion of involvement in mass cash withdrawals related to a fraudulent scheme totaling about 12 million baht. According to local outlets The Phuket News and Thaiger, the detention took place in Phuket as part of an investigation into a major financial fraud in which several victims suffered.

According to information from police sources published by The Phuket News, law enforcement officers traced a chain of transactions and cash withdrawals that led to a number of ATMs and cash pickup points in the province. As a result of operational and investigative actions, police officers found one of the alleged participants in the scheme - a foreigner of Russian nationality - and detained him for further clarification of the circumstances.

Thaiger also reported on the detention of a "Russian suspect" in a cash withdrawal case related to the scam. The following is known about the investigation: the victims reported fraudulent transactions, as a result of which money was debited from the accounts of the victims, and then these amounts were cashed out through automatic devices and cash registers in Phuket.

The amount of damage named in the publications is approximately 12 million baht. The Phuket News notes that the case attracted the attention of law enforcement agencies due to the large amount of stolen funds and the interregional nature of cash withdrawals.

At the current stage, the Russian has been detained and interrogated by the police; it does not follow from open sources that he has already been formally charged or that a preventive measure has been chosen against him. The Phuket News and Thaiger also provide general information on other villa rental scams and tourist scams on the island, but the investigation described in this article focuses solely on the episode of cash withdrawals in the amount of about 12 million baht.

If sufficient evidence is collected during the investigation, the case will be referred to the prosecutor's office for charges and referral to court. ## Dossier of the defendant Who: Russian citizen (full name not named in the sources), Russian, detained in the province of Phuket; foreigner of Russian nationality For what he is wanted / accused: suspicion of involvement in mass cash withdrawals as part of a fraudulent scheme involving the theft of approximately 12 million baht This case: Phuket PoliceAs a result of operational and investigative actions, a Russian citizen was detained and taken for interrogation; the seized materials and documents were sent for verification.

Law enforcement officers are collecting video recordings of ATMs, bank statements and testimonies of victims to establish the degree of involvement of the detainee and possible accomplices. At the moment, the investigation continues, official charges based on the materials of the article have not yet been announced.

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