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Former police officer’s son arrested for posting gun display

Hat Yai police arrest the son of a former police officer who posted showing off a gun on Facebook. A search of the house seized four modified guns along with 59 rounds of ammunition, and an organic marijuana cultivation plot was also found inside the house. The Narcotics Suppression Unit of Hat Yai Police Station, or Tawan Unit, searched a house in the area of ??Khlong Hae Subdistrict, Hat Yai District, Songkhla Province, and arrested Mr. Peeraphong, 27 years old, the son of a former police officer. A search of the residence found 4 firearms modified to use with real ammunition, a .380 caliber gun, a .38 caliber revolver, a .22 Thai Pradit caliber gun, and a pen gun with various sized bullets, totaling 59 rounds. In addition, the house was also converted into a plot to grow marijuana. Nearly 20 potted plants, but with a valid license. Both grow and sell and consume yourself. Mr. Peeraphong admitted to owning a firearm and ammunition. There are both orders from Facebook. and adapted to assemble it yourself B y learning from YouTube The accumulated modified firearms come from personal preferences. Because I don't have enough money to buy a real gun. In addition, he did not have a license to own a firearm. From this search and arrest This is because Mr. Peeraphong regularly posts pictures of himself with a firearm through his personal Facebook. and has artificial behavior Modified firearms A background check also found that Mr. Peeraphong had been arrested and convicted of drug crimes in 2015 and spent 2 years in prison. He was released from the sentence in 2017. During the arrest he also asked the officers not to arrest him. They also negotiated that some of the guns were inoperable and were not used for drug trafficking. Just smoke weed and drink kratom juice. As for posting pictures of guns on Facebook, I heard from a lawyer that posting pictures of guns on Facebook is not illegal. The officer then clarified that the gun found was an illegal gun and therefore an offense. and 4 modified guns that were found to use real ammunition and could actually be used. It is clearly dangerous and illegal. Therefore he was detained and prosecuted. Charged with possession of firearms and ammunition without permission. Source: Thai News Agency