Telecom gear thieves cause signal disruptions

Telecom gear thieves cause signal disruptions

According to police, tools taken from Real Corp locations in Phitsanulok was disassembled for resale.

Base band transmission boxes were among the items seized at the house in Pathum Thani where the three suspects were arrested. (Photo: Chinnawat Singha)
Basic group transmission containers were among the items taken from the Pathum Thani home where the three suspects had been taken. ( Photo: Chinnawat Singha )

Police have detained three men after they allegedly stole Real Corporation’s signal transmission equipment from them from Phitsanulok and local provinces, which was being disassembled for selling, causing transmission disruptions and causing losses of an estimated 20 million baht.

Officials tracked a delivery truck that had appeared on surveillance video in Phitsanulok, according to Pol Lt Col Kittisak Durongwibun, chief of Provincial Police Region 6, after the offenders were detained at a home in Lam Luk Ka city of Pathum Thani state on Wednesday.

Voun Baythavong, 26, Sonchay Sengmala, 25, and Thanapong Pimthuad, 32, both from Laos, were identified as Lao citizens. According to the officers, they were Real Corp. sub-contract staff.

36 center channel transmitting boxes and 100 kilos of copper cable were discovered on the premises.

Copper cable seized along other equipment stolen in Phitsanulok, Sukhothai and nearby provinces. (Chinnawat Singha)

In Phitsanulok, Sukhothai, and the adjacent provinces, one hundred kilogrammes of brass wire were found along with other items of value. ( Chinnawat Singha )

The Chinese suspects, according to investigators, have admitted to stealing equipment from the telecom company in the near Sukhothai province and the Phrom Phiram district of Phitsanulok.

The stolen technology was subsequently sold to Mr. Thanapong, who would tear it into pieces for sale, removing any gold and melted it for sale. Additionally, another pieces were sold to agents, even in other nations.

According to Pol Lt Col Kittisak, the incidents caused message disruptions in the regions and adjacent areas, which cost about 20 million ringgit in damages.

He continued that an analysis is being conducted into those who are suspected of being involved in the operation.