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Immigration officers suspended over extortion case

Police question three of the four immigration officers, left, at Din Daeng police station in Bangkok. (Photo: @ThePoliceMagazineThailand Facebook)

Four immigration officers accused of the abduction and extortion of a Chinese man and his Thai interpreter have been suspended from the police force pending further investigation.

The four are accused of the abduction of a Chinese man and a Thai woman and extortion of cryptocurrency worth about one million baht.

The Chinese man and his interpreter said a group of men abducted them from a house in Din Daeng area on March 10. Then the men extorted them.

Around 11.45pm on Tuesday, officers took three of the four accused officers to Din Daeng police station.

During questioning, they denied any involvement in the abduction.

The fourth man remained at large.

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