THANIDA TANSUBHAPOL
Another member of the Bandidos motorcycle gang, suspected of involvement in the drug trade and money laundering, has been arrested in Koh Samui by the Department of Special Investigation.
Pol Col Pravuth Wongsinil, chief of the consumer and environment protection unit, said Lauren Daniel James Fray, 32, is a British national and owner of Sabai Thani Property Co.
''Mr Fray entered Thailand as a tourist and used loopholes in Thai laws to buy and sell public land and real estate with the assistance of Thai lawyers,'' he said.
A source said Mr Fray held 49% of the company and used the names of employees to hold another 51% stake. He did not put his own money into the company.
Mr Fray bought property in Laem Mai Kaen. The DSI found the property belonged to the Treasury Department.
Mr Fray divided the land into nine plots. Thais who conspired with him pretended to buy them.
Mr Fray sold the sections for 22 million baht each to Sabai Thani in order to allow foreigners to occupy the land and houses as juristic persons.
''This caused the state to lose more than 70 million baht in taxes,'' DSI spokesman Pol Col Narat Sawettanant said. Mr Fray is charged with illegal buying and selling of land.
In July 2006, the DSI arrested Kim Lingegaard Neilsen, a member of the Bandidos, on Koh Samui.
From: http://www.bangkokpost.com/News/19Mar2008_news06.php
Black Sheep in black robes. Land and law. Best "business".
