A person who was detained with seven rifles and ammunition claims the shipment came from close to the Vietnamese border.
PUBLISHED: 25 Jan 2025 at 15: 42
A man was detained in the Krathum Baen city of Samut Sakhon along with seven war arms, more than 8, 000 rounds of ammunition, and additional items that were seized during a police raid on a home.
A team of officers from the Metropolitan Police Bureau ( MPB) and local police in Samut Sakhon detained a suspect only identified as Phatthakorn, 28, on Friday night at his home in tambon Don Deekai on suspicion of illegally bringing weapons and ammunition, according to deputy MPB commissioner Pol Maj Gen Noppasil Poolsawat.
Seized from the home were one M79 weapons, 6 AK firearms, 17 newspapers and about 8, 500 rounds of ammunition.
According to Pol Maj Gen Noppasil, MPB police have been closely monitoring a significant weapons-trade crew for a while. He claimed that a previous research of the suspect’s home on Friday turned up no results.
The lieutenant MPB inspector claimed that the suspect was charged with illegally possessing weapons in a previous case in the Sai Noi district of Nonthaburi.
Officers discovered that the group was preparing to move some weaponry on Friday nights. Officials staked out the suspect’s home in Samut Sakhon, where two think automobiles were parked. Many weapons and ammunition were discovered during a research of the vehicles.
The suspect testified during questioning that the seized weapons and ammunition had been smuggled from Aranyaprathet in Sa Kaeo, close to Cambodia’s border, and that it was being kept in Krathum Baen until supply to various areas. He claimed he had been paid 20, 000 ringgit each time he smuggled arms, authorities said.  ,
The investigation may be expanded until the genius of the operation, according to Pol Maj Gen Noppasil.