Buriram Expats
Buriram Province - General Category => Thailand News clippings => Topic started by: Admin on December 04, 2010, 12:04:49 PM
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US embassy cables: Russian mafia active in Thailand
Quote:
"Thailand enjoys a rapid expansion of Russian tourists visiting Thailand but has to deal with an unwanted side effect - the presence of Russian organized crime networks around the popular beach destinations of Pattaya and Phuket. The biggest headline grabber of 2008-09 has likely been the arrest of Russian arms dealer Viktor Bout, whose extradition to the U.S. remains under review by an Appellate Court."
Source:
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/us-embassy-cables-documents/238045?CMP=twt_gu (http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/us-embassy-cables-documents/238045?CMP=twt_gu)
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The Darker Side of Tropical Bliss: Foreign Mafia in Thailand
By Thomas Schmid
25 February 2010
Full article:
http://www.thailawforum.com/foreign-mafia-thailand.html (http://www.thailawforum.com/foreign-mafia-thailand.html)