Four arrested in Phuket for stealing 8 million baht in cryptocurrency from Ukrainian man

Police have arrested four foreign suspects in the 8-million-baht crypto currency armed holdup of a Ukrainian in Phuket.

Five Russians jailed in Phuket crypto abduction case

The robbery occurred on Friday. The 23-year-old Ukrainian victim, Viacheslav Leibov, had visited a friend’s room and was there forced by armed men to transfer cryptocurrency worth about 8.56 million baht to their ownership.

Full story: Bangkok Post

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