Coss Posted April 29, 2010 Report Share Posted April 29, 2010 Comment seems unnecessary: Link The policeman wanted in connection with the discovery of 63 M79 grenades, launchers, guns and ammunition in Pathum Thani province on Wednesday has been arrested, police announced. Pol Sgt-Maj Prinya Maneekhot was apprehended when the pick-up truck he was driving stopped at a red light at the intersection of Klong 12-Lam Luk Ka road in Lam Luk Ka district of Pathum Thani.Pol Lt-Gen Krisda Pankhongchuen, the Region 1 Provincial Police chief, said on Thursday afternoon During tense interrogation, Pol Sgt-Maj Prinya confessed to having in his possession 63 M79 grenades which were seized by police from a motorcycle during the stand-off between the red-shirts and government forces near the National Memorial on Wednesday. Police said they also found the wanted policeman's ID. He said the grenades were being transported to his "clients", according to Pol Lt-Gen Krisda. However, the suspect denied any involvement in the past M79 attacks in Bangkok and other provinces, or the activities of the red-shirts of the United Front for Democracy against Dictatorship. Before his arrest, Pol Sgt-Maj Prinya went to Kasikorn Bank at the Zeer department store in Rangsit and withdrew 290,000 baht. He proceeded to Krung Thai Bank at Si Mum Muang market nearby and withdrew another 300,000 baht, Pol Lt-Gen Krisda said. He was subsequently arrested at the intersection by police who had followed him from the banks. In a search of his vehicle, police found a 9mm handgun, a fully-loaded magazine, a monocular, four fake car licence plates, camouflaged military pouches and 700,000 baht in cash. In an earlier search of a car at his house before the arrest, police found three M16 rifles and 100 ammunition magazines, three M79 grenade launchers, 10 barrels for M79 launchers, and many other items. Pol Maj-Gen Methi Kusolsang, the Pathum Thani police chief, said he had ordered Pol Sgt-Maj Prinya's suspension from the police force pending further investigation to establish if he was a member of an illegal weapons trading ring. Police on Wednesday confiscated 63 M79 rounds found on a motorcycle abandoned in the inbound lane of Vibhavadi Rangsit road during the clashes between government forces and red shirts near the National Memorial. The rider fled as he approached an air force checkpoint and left behind a bag containing the M79 rounds. Police found Pol Sgt-Maj Prinya's police ID card and the ID cards of two other people in the bag. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Torneyboy Posted April 30, 2010 Report Share Posted April 30, 2010 Glad all that is off the battlefield... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
khunsanuk Posted April 30, 2010 Report Share Posted April 30, 2010 Hi, So, this guy just takes a bunch of ammunition from a police evidence lock-up? Un-fucking-believable. Sanuk! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wallenda Posted April 30, 2010 Report Share Posted April 30, 2010 Had the rain not come, there's a good chance that standoff on the highway would have included many of those grenades being hurled at the soldiers there, which would have been a very bloody scene. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sanddawg1 Posted April 30, 2010 Report Share Posted April 30, 2010 Hi, So, this guy just takes a bunch of ammunition from a police evidence lock-up? Un-fucking-believable. Sanuk! The power of "Tea-Money" no surprise happens all over the world! S1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nervous God Posted April 30, 2010 Report Share Posted April 30, 2010 Why would he leave his ID in the bag? Police suspend him straight away Sah Daeng isn't even on army leave? I dunno, I think something very odd here. Does the guy even really exist maybe ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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