Burglars caught with B37m in stolen cash

Chiang Mai combo tossed another B38m worth of goods in filth, state authorities

Burglars caught with B37m in stolen cash
Some of the stolen funds is identified by one of the two men who were detained for stealing 76 million baht from a house in Chiang Mai. ( Reported from Amarin TV )

Two people have been detained after breaking into a Chiang Mai home and stealing money and other valuables worth more than 76 million ringgit, according to police on Friday.

The suspects, identified only as Pudit, 39, and Adisak, 45, were arrested on Thursday around lunch with some earrings and 37 million ringgit in money.

The crime occurred on April 11 at a posh home in a closed area in the tambon Mae Hia city of Muang. The masters reported 38. 7 million baht in cash missing, along with 300 gold-plated Buddha ornaments worth 35 million ringgit and one million baht worth of gold.

The suspects used some of the stolen money to purchase a vehicle, according to investigation findings.

The suspects ‘ relationships with the buyer through their real estate and construction industries spanned more than ten years. While the defendants own a door handle business, the sufferer was a specialist.

They claimed that the buyer and them had a dispute over late payment for their services over the past two decades. They exacted retaliation by breaking the victim’s door locks while he was absent and entering the home.

The culprits just kept the money, according to a police report, while the golden and amulets were thrown aside in a pile of garbage on the side of the road.

Police are looking into CCTV cameras and conducting more investigations to try to find the assets and give them back to the victims.