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Arrest of 2 thieves from gang that stole gun store loot Repeated incident at 3 luxury houses in a row

Songkhla, Songkhla police arrested two thieves who broke into three luxury houses in one night. Found that he had just joined a gang that looted a gun shop in Hat Yai District a few days ago. Confessed to the crime again. Because he wanted to earn money to pay the interest on the bail money that he had borrowed from fellow gang members. Songkhla Provincial Police Together with the investigation team of Kho Hong Police Station, they arrested Mr. Achariya or Ad, age 32, and Mr. Somchai or Mee, age 34, after the two of them worked together to break in and steal property from three houses in one night. The incident occurred at an upscale village in Kho Hong Subdistrict, Hat Yai District, Songkhla Province on the night of May 9th. After being arrested Officers took the two men to search at the edge of the forest in Kho Hong Subdistrict, where they discarded stolen items such as bank accounts. including a change of clothes and two screwdrivers used in the break-in. The investigation was expanded and some assets w ere recovered, such as amulets and a Rolex watch. fake gold necklace There are also many properties that are being traced back, such as Phra Somdej. There is a victim who owns a house whose house was attacked by an assailant who came to inspect the property. In this case, police traced the CCTV footage. Saw the two criminals on the way in and out of the village. When he saw the picture, he immediately knew that they were Mr. Achariya and Mr. Somchai, as they were 2 of the 5 criminals who had previously robbed a gun store in Kho Hong Subdistrict, Hat Yai District, Songkhla Province, with consecutive attacks. Over 3 nights from 4-6 May, 37 guns and some ammunition were taken. It was considered the largest firearm theft case in Songkhla Province before the police were able to track down and arrest the entire gang. All firearms were seized. From the investigation, Somchai and Mr. Achariya testified that the reason they had to return to break into the house and steal property again after a week was because they wanted to earn money to pay off a debt to Mr. Som. Sak or Kae, a fellow gang member in the gun theft case. Because after being arrested on May 6th, one day later, he was granted bail in court. By submitting securities in cash of 200,000 baht per person, which must be rented in order to apply for bail. and must pay interest at 10 percent or 20,000 baht per person The two of them then asked to borrow money from Mr. Somchai, 20,000 baht each, to pay the said interest. Then it was Mr. Somchai Follow up on borrowed money almost every day. When there is no money In the end, he had to become a thief again in order to earn money to pay off debts. The police then detained the two men for a second round of prosecution, and this time they might not be as lucky to get bail like the first time. because it is considered a repeated occurrence I don't remember. Source: Thai News Agency