Arrest of smuggling of firearms across the country. Use a fake ID card to order firearms and ammunition via Facebook to be smuggled across the border. Today (14 Feb.) Pol. Lt. Gen. Worawat Wattanakornbancha, Commander-in-Chief of the Royal Thai Armed Forces, Pol. Maj. Gen. Chittiphon Phonpruksa, Commander-in-Chief of the Royal Thai Armed Forces 4th Division, ordered Pol. Col. Khomsan Meephakdee, superintendent. 4 S.T.O.4 brought a search warrant from the Chiang Rai Provincial Court. They searched house number 279 Moo 6, Koh Chang Subdistrict, Mae Sai District, Chiang Rai Province after finding out that the house had ordered firearms online. Before arresting Mr. Somchai Equipped with 1 .22 caliber handgun, 50 rounds of .22 caliber ammunition, and a modified handgun. (No registration number) Size .380, black, brand ZORAKI M906-T, 1 cylinder, with 14 rounds of .380 caliber ammunition. Pol. Col. Khomsan said that as a result of the officers expanding the results of the arrest of the owner of the Facebook page "Registration and Documentation Services" Get license plates made. License plate sets for all types of vehicles' with trading contact information analyzed. Until it was learned that the said house had ordered firearms from the said page. Therefore, a search warrant was requested to inspect before making an arrest. interrogate the accused He admitted that it was a firearm that he received by ordering a package and that he would pass it on to the male owner. (Real name and surname not known) has no nationality but can speak Chinese. which is on the side of the neighboring country The man himself will order the firearms online. In which the order will be made using a fake name and documents. to conceal Difficult to inspect The item will be sent to house number 279 Moo 6, Koh Chang Subdistrict, Mae Sai District, Chiang Rai Province, which is the home of his girlfriend's family. Located approximately 1 kilometer from the Myanmar border, items will be wrapped tightly. and take it to a meeting point near the border . Someone will cross the natural channel for you, which has been done many times before. Each time You will receive a salary of approximately 2,000-3,000 baht. Initially, the person who reported the allegation stated that 'There were firearms and ammunition. in possession without permission and possessed ammunition for which the registrar was unable to issue a license.' All firearms and ammunition were seized. And the arrested person along with the seized items were brought to the investigating officer of Koh Chang Police Station, Chiang Rai Province, to be prosecuted according to law. Source: Thai News Agency