Israeli Arrested in Thailand on Suspicion of Drugging, Secretly Filming Women

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Bangkok police arrested a 54-year-old Israeli man, Tomer, on suspicion of drugging women met via dating apps, secretly filming them, and drug offenses. Police found methamphetamine, drug paraphernalia, and a phone with intimate videos during a raid. The suspect denied the drug charges and allegedly threatened officers. He had been in Thailand for almost six years without a valid visa.

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A 54-year-old Israeli man was arrested in Bangkok for allegedly drugging and secretly filming women.
Police found methamphetamine, drug paraphernalia, and a phone with intimate videos in his apartment.
The suspect denied owning the drugs and claimed connections to senior officials.
He had been living in Thailand for nearly six years without a valid visa.
A 44-year-old Thai woman was also arrested in connection with the case.

Israeli Arrested in Thailand on Suspicion of Drugging, Secretly Filming Women — Editorial illustration generated by baba News, not a photograph of the event.

Bangkok police arrested a 54-year-old Israeli national, identified as Tomer, on Friday on suspicion of drugging women he met through dating apps, secretly filming them, and drug offenses. Authorities allege that Tomer would invite women to his apartment, serve them cakes believed to contain sedatives, and then film intimate encounters without their knowledge. During a raid on his apartment, police seized approximately 15 grams of methamphetamine, packaging and weighing equipment, a cake suspected of containing drugs, and a mobile phone containing numerous intimate videos. A 44-year-old Thai woman was also arrested alongside the Israeli. The suspect reportedly denied ownership of the drugs and, according to police, threatened officers, claiming his connections to senior officials would secure his release. Authorities also discovered that he had been residing in Thailand for nearly six years without a valid visa.