Pattaya
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Паттайя is a city in Thailand, known as a popular tourist destination, particularly for sex tourism. It has been associated with several high-profile criminal cases involving foreign nationals, including the murder and dismemberment of Russian citizen Mikhail Emelyanov and the killing of a 17-year-old girl by Australian tourist Simon Carman. The city has also been linked to organized crime activities such as money laundering through local businesses. Additionally, it is associated with the disappearance and subsequent death of Russian crypto-investor and Muay Thai fighter Maxim Garbuzov.
Recent coverage
- Human traffickers lure Russians and their relatives into Southeast Asia — Вечерняя Москва
- Human traffickers are luring relatives of missing Russian tourists to Southeast Asia — Mash
- One-way ticket: a Kuzbass miner refused to return home from Thailand — Вести
- Coal miner from Kuzbass goes missing in Thailand — РИАМО
- Russian man sent wife a distress message from Thailand and went missing — Вечерняя Москва
- Where to go for vacation: full list of visa-free countries for Russians in 2026 — Фонтанка
- Russian citizens in Thailand face the death penalty for killing a compatriot — Вечерняя Москва
- Girl's body found in suitcase at tourist's place in Thailand — Вести
- Australian arrested in Thailand on suspicion of killing 17-year-old girl — Коммерсантъ
- Media: Russian businessman arrested in Bangkok suspected of money laundering — Вечерняя Москва
- Missing Thai Rapper Sweet-Sour Found in Hospital on Phuket — Вечерняя Москва
- Russian crypto investor missing since early 2026 found dead in Thailand — Москва 24