Police charged the Koreans with assault, robbery, over-staying their
visas and using fraudulent passports.
Boonlua Chatree
Police have arrested a pair of suspected Korean
gangsters who worked with a pair of Thai hoodlums to rob South Korean
tourists.
Following reports from four Korean victims, police
staked out the Bay Beach Hotel and arrested Cho Beon Jun, 32, and Ji Un
Ho, 33. Officers seized various pieces of gold jewelry, six mobile
phones, 128,000 Korean won, 6,000 baht, two fake passports and a stun
gun.
Both suspects confessed and ratted out two alleged
Thai partners. They said the four worked together, with Cho befriending
countrymen on Walking Street. Pretending to be a tour guide, he had Ji
pick up the victims in a mini-bus to take them back to their hotel.
On the way, however, Ji pulled over to give a ride to
the two Thai men. Pulling in to a dark soi, the Thais then robbed the
tourists under threat of being shocked by the stun gun. The four split
the proceeds, the suspects admitted.
Police charged the Koreans with assault, robbery,
over-staying their visas and using fraudulent passports. The hunt for
the Thai accomplices continues.
