Two policemen were shot and wounded at a luxury home on a golf course near Pattaya, and a Chinese man was later arrested and charged.

Eight other people -  five Chinese nationals, a gardener and two maids - were also detained, reports said.

The house is at Phoenix golf course in Bang Lamung. The shooting occurred on Wednesday.

There were three luxury cars – a Porsche, a Rolls-Royce and a Mercedes Benz - parked in the house grounds, a compound covering more than one rai of land.

Police entered the premises after the shooting and arrested a Chinese man. Thai media identified the man as Jang Yang, 35.

One policeman sustained three gunshot wounds - to his shoulder, chest and stomach. He was admitted to hospital in a serious condition.  Another was shot in the right leg.

A member of the team involved in the raid said they went to the house to search it. They were looking for evidence that a group of Chinese nationals who rented the house might be members of a mafia gang, as they seemed to be unusually rich.