Reptile farm investment scheme was turtle-ly fraudulent

Two fugitives who appeared on Interpol’s ‘Red Notice’ list for a £17m ‘Turtle Farm’ investment scam are facing extradition to Thailand. Ploythita Niramitboonyaway, 35, and her partner Thannawat Chookiatsakulkrai, 30, appeared at Westminster Magistrates Court on prison video links smiling. The pair were arrested on a provisional warrant issued by Thailand for committing fraud by false representation, between 1 February 2021 and 31 July 2022. Seven others in Thailand were indicted as part of the same ring. More than 1,100…