Three Armed Robbers Steal $820,000 in Cryptocurrency from Chinese National in Pattaya, Thailand

A luxury villa in Pattaya, Thailand, was the scene of an armed robbery where three armed individuals broke into a gated community, taking control of a Chinese national with Turkish citizenship. They forced him to open a safe and hand over cash and three luxury watches. Under the threat of a gun, the assailants compelled the victim to transfer $820,000 worth of cryptocurrency into one of their wallets, which was then immediately sold. After escaping, the victim reported the incident to the police, who have yet to confirm the nationalities of the three suspects. The police's second district has launched an investigation and identified the getaway vehicle through surveillance footage; the vehicle was later abandoned in a remote area. Authorities are tracking the sold digital assets to identify the related accounts and recover the funds. Chainalysis estimates that over $30 million in cryptocurrency has been stolen in such violent robberies in the first half of 2026.

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