Police in Nakhon Si Thammarat province are sending a force to protect rubber farmers after they have been extorted by a plotter who called himself the Khai-Mhook Bandit.
Residents in Thung Song district of Nakhon Si Thammarat province have asked for police protection after they were extorted for money.
On January 21st, letters signed by Khai-Mhook Bandit were nailed to rubber trees at ten farms, threatening each of them to pay a 300,000 baht protection fee.
The letters were discovered along with intimidating machete-inflicted cuts on the trees.
The provincial police have assigned two protection teams to ensure the safety of the rubber farmers, who must work every morning.
One of the rubber farmers made a plea to the police to catch the culprit as soon as possible. Since the farmers have received the letters, some are too afraid to work on the farms.
However, round-the-clock protection from the police has helped some farmers regain their confidence.
The provincial police say an investigation is being conducted and they expect to catch the culprit within a week.
Meanwhile, two protection teams will continue to oversee the security of the farmers.
(Source: irco.biz)
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