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Arrest of “Bank Phet Ban Uea” for selling handcrafted Thai firearms.

Police arrest 'Bank Phet Ban Uea' for selling handcrafted Thai firearms. Through closed groups on social media While delivering the gun to the customer Investigation Division Metropolitan Police Headquarters Forces were brought in to search and arrest Mr. Thongchai or Bank, aged 28 years, in the area of ??Lat Yao District, Nakhon Sawan Province, while driving a pickup truck bringing handmade Thai firearms to deliver to customers. The seized items were 10 Thai-made shotguns, which were packed in a parcel ready to be delivered to the recipient. By this arrest Investigators learned that Mr. Bank had a habit of smuggling handmade Thai firearms of various sizes and selling them to customers without fear of the law. The official has informed him that he has committed a crime. Possession of firearms and ammunition without permission. Selling weapons and ammunition for trade without permission Initially, Mr. Bank confessed to all charges. Ready to testify that he is studying at the Faculty of Law at an open univers ity and is about to graduate. He was originally a motorcycle mechanic. When the economy is bad So he turned to be a chef and a friend who knew him persuaded himself to go get handmade Thai guns from Phayuha Khiri District to resell to customers. They bought one for 4,000 baht and resold it for 6,000 baht. They saw that it was a good profit, so they took it as their main occupation until 2021 when they were caught by the police. The court sentenced him to 6 months in prison but gave him a suspended sentence and a fine of 5,000 baht. So he stopped selling for a while until at the end of 2023 he came back to do it again and was finally caught. The police then took the banker and the seized items and sent them to the authorities for prosecution. Muang Nakhon Sawan Police Station next. Source: Thai News Agency