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Chinese gang caught selling overpriced amulets to tourists in famous Thai temple

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Two Chinese men willingly surrendered as they were about to be arrested for their involvement in scamming tourists at a well-known temple in Chon Buri, Thailand. The gang had been selling sacred objects at inflated prices. Thai police established a connection between the two men and another group that was apprehended at Khaocheechan Temple in the Bang Sare area of Sattahip District, Chon Buri on May 6.

Yesterday, June 11, at 5.30pm, two Chinese men, aged 42 and 26, who were wanted by Pattaya Provincial Court, turned themselves into Pol. Col. Suwitchak Ruangnaumdee, deputy chief of Sattahip Police Station. The Chon Buri Special Branch, Tourist Police, and Investigation Unit were also present during the interrogation. However, both suspects refused to provide any information.

Preliminary charges include conspiring to defraud the…

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