A taxi driver has been arrested by police and charged with extortion after he allegedly demanded money from a customer in exchange for her iPhone, which she left in his taxi in the Thong Lor area. Ms Aye filed a complaint with Thong Lor police alleging Mr Mongkol refused to return her phone unless she paid him 3,000 baht. She then went to Thong Lor police to file the charge and also asked the taxi call centre to help track down Mr Mongkol's taxi. Ms Aye agreed to meet the taxi driver to pick up her phone in Thong Lor Soi 13 yesterday. Mr Mongkol was charged with extortion after he allegedly admitted to the wrongdoing.

Source: Bangkok Post May 08, 2017 22:18 UTC