Ubon Ratchathani, Region 6 police raided and arrested “M Rodboonkerd” who pretended to be a high-ranking police officer and tricked victims into transferring money to clear a drug case. He had been arrested and imprisoned twice before, but did not learn his lesson and committed the crime again.
Police from Region 6 and Phitsanulok joined forces with the Warin Chamrap Police Station in Ubon Ratchathani Province to arrest Mr. Kritsana or M Rodboonkerd, 38, at his residence in Nong Kin Phel Subdistrict, Warin Chamrap District yesterday (July 20) after a victim filed a complaint at Bang Krathum Police Station on July 11, 2024, stating that Mr. M had impersonated a police officer and called to deceive them by saying that he could help the suspect avoid prosecution, but there was a fee of 100,000 baht. When the victim believed it and transferred the money, they could not contact Mr. M again.
Initially, the police seized the evidence, including the mobile phone used to contact the victim, SIM cards, and bank acco
unts. In addition, four methamphetamine pills were found, which were collected as evidence. Mr. M was taken in for questioning at the police station.
Pol. Col. Thatchapong Wongpattananiwat, Superintendent of Phitsanulok City Police Station, revealed that Mr. M stated that he used to be a police informant, so he knew the police’s working procedures very well. He would search for suspects’ information on the internet, select cases that had a way to contact the suspects or their relatives, and then impersonate the head of the arresting team and call to deceive the victims. Sometimes, he would impersonate the deputy superintendent and call the police radio room, the officer on duty, or the patrol unit to trick them into asking for personal information about the suspects. He would then call to deceive the suspects and their relatives into transferring money to clear the case, ranging from 20,000 to 300,000 baht, through a mule account.
Check the history of Mr. M. He has committed many crimes, both drugs and frau
d, claiming to be a police officer at the level of commander, deputy commander, superintendent and deputy superintendent, deceiving people into transferring money to clear cases until he was arrested and prosecuted twice in 2011 and 2019 until he returned to commit crimes again. This year alone, he has committed more than 10 crimes, causing 1 million baht in damages.
Source: Thai News Agency