Royal Thai Navy, July 20- The Royal Thai Navy has put in place strict control measures for weapons depots. call the relevant person After the large amount of ammunition disappeared, prepare to discharge and issue an arrest warrant for the perpetrators after fleeing from government service for more than 15 days.
Admiral Prajad Monthat Palin, spokesman of the Royal Thai Navy Discussing the progress of the M855 and M856 machine gun ammunition, which are bullets for 5.56 mm assault rifles, lost tens of thousands of shots. and 40 mm detonated ammunition for thousands of grenade launchers from the Marine Corps Ordnance Depot, Sattahip District, Chonburi Province, that they have now inspected And has taken action in 3 areas, namely 1. in laying down security measures for the weapons depot, 2. summoning all relevant persons to investigate, and 3. tracking down the depot's officer. The cause was the one who stole the ammunition away.
Yesterday (July 19) went to search the house, which found some ammunition that still remained. which is regarded as important evidence that the said officer had smuggled ammunition out of the real warehouse which at this time the said officer is still fleeing by turning off all communication devices Which has given the relevant section including the police. enter the area where he is expected to hide which is expected to remain in the country has not fled the country
A Navy spokesman said the investigation did not find any missing ammunition. How does it relate to the current situation? Because I have followed and watched in the statement bank book bank of the accused It was found that the smuggling of ammunition from the warehouse has been carried out for quite some time. There is a money transfer. Issued in the account for a while which such action has been done for a long time No, not just started doing it for the first time. That means it's unlikely to be about the current situation. On this day, that official has been absent from government service since July 5, 2023 to today, July 20, 2023, for 15 days, which is considered absent from official service. and let the officers of the Constitution to seek approval from the Military Court to issue an arrest warrant In which the Navy has reported the case to the police in another way
“Confirm that the Navy not complacent and will follow the offender Let's punish both discipline and criminal quickly. Navy by the commander of the navy. have a clear policy That certainly does not protect the perpetrators, ”said a Navy spokesman.-Thai News Agency
Source: Thai News Agency