Wanted Swedish Bank Robber With Fake British Passport Caugh in Pattaya

May 22, 2012

Pattaya Police arrested a well known Swedish criminal wanted in Denmark and Sweden. Mr. Soderback was arrested with his girl friend while consuming "ya-ice" in Pattaya where he had lived almost one year.

PATTAYA – May 20, 2012 [PDN]; Pol. Col. Kreetha Tankanarat, commander of Children and Women Rights Protection and Anti-Human Trafficking Region 2, said the Swedish police had confirmed that Bo Peter Soderback, was also wanted for at least two armoured truck robberies in Denmark and Sweden.

Pol. Col. Kreetha Tankanarat said that, the police arrested Mr. Bo Peter Soderback, age 40 nationality Swedish and Ms. Wannapha Singprakon age 25, his girl friend in an apartment located in Soi Bonkai address # 530/11 Moo 10, Banglamung, Chonburi. The police found ya-ice paraphernalia, a British passport and a fake driving license in the apartment. The arrest followed complaints after the suspects played music loud and held drug parties. The two tested positive in a meth amphetamine drug test.

Pol. Col. Kreetha Tankanarat added, according to the Swedish police that Soderback was suspected of taking part in a armoured truck robbery in Denmark in 2008. The robbers made off with more than 300 million THB.

He was also suspected of involvement in a Hollywood style robbery of a Swedish security company using a Bell helicopter and making off with hundreds of millions of THB in cash.

Soderback admitted that he had been living in Pattaya for over a year.

Mr. Bo Peter Soderback was charged with using illegal drugs, holding a fake passport and entering the Kingdom without permission and proper travel documents.

Mr. Soderback has been detained at Pattaya police station and will be prosecuted according to the law. Thereafter deported.