Three people were detained differently in Yala and Bangkok on Tuesday evening for allegedly selling ammunition and firearms to a 14-year-old boy who was on the rampage inside the Siam Paragon shopping center in Bangkok. Two foreign citizens were killed and five others were injured in the event.
Around one in the morning on Thursday, a team of researchers from the Provincial Police Region 9 detained two of the three suspects at their home in Yala’s tambon Sateng neighborhood.
The Bangkok South Criminal Court had issued arrest warrants for Suwananhong Phramkhanajarn, 45, and his 22-year-old child Akkharawit Jaithong for conspiring to possess firearms and ammunition illegally and to sell them without authorization. & nbsp,
209 shells of plain gun ammunition, 33 metal components, two bank accounts, nine publications, and other items were taken from the home. The two gentlemen were being brought to Bangkok for interrogation.
The second think, a 30-year-old man named Piyabut, was detained in Bangkok.
The Metropolitan Police Bureau director, Pol Lt Gen Thiti Saengsawang, ordered Yannawa police to obtain information and seek court approval before issuing permits against the three people involved in the illegal sale of weapons and ammunition. This is what led to the arrests.
In Yala, officers detain two suspects whose heads are obscured in the early days of Thursday. ( Wassayos Ngamkham provided the photo )
According to a police investigation, the 14-year-old child expressed his involvement in firearms to an online gun seller and they had online discussions. The suspect was hesitant to buy a genuine weapons, though, because of the relatively high cost.
He then placed a 1,000 baht attempt for 9mm bullets and transferred the necessary funds. A few days later, he received a package containing actual shots at his apartment place in the Sathon neighborhood.
After that, the teen placed an order for a modified empty gun, which was later used in the mall shooting that ended in death.
The investigation also revealed that the assume lacked the money necessary to buy the plain weapon. After applying for a loan online, he afterward transferred 16, 000 ringgit to the seller, who then delivered the gun to his apartment.
During doubting, Mr. Suwannahong and M. Akkharawit vehemently refuted all allegations. In addition, & nbsp,
According to a policeman cause, the teen had transferred the money to Mr. Suwannahong’s banks account. The man after withdrew the resources at an ATM in Yala.
It was discovered that Mr. Akkharawit had a Facebook site dedicated to virtual gun sales. Before being shut down at 10.20 p.m. on the day of the firing frenzy, the site had been open for around five times.
As he sold and delivered 9mm guns to the teen, Mr. Piyabut was involved.
On Tuesday, as shots rang out, conflict erupted at Siam Paragon on Rama 1 Road in the Pathum Wan neighborhood, sending thousands fleeing. Two girls from China and Myanmar were the victims.
The teen and nbsp were detained later on Tuesday, not long after the shooting spree.
According to Maj Gen Samran Nuanma, the assume altered a blank-round-firing gun to make it capable of using live ammunition.
The young man who is accused of murder and additional crimes has been transferred to a juvenile detention facility where he will be evaluated psychologically.