Jakraphan
Charoenchairungruang (left) and Sunisa Photphiphit (right) have been
arrested for attempting to sell a stolen handgun through Facebook.
Teerarak Suthathiwong
The niece of a well-known Kanchanaburi village chief was arrested for
allegedly trying to sell a gun she stole from her uncle on the Internet.
Sunisa Photphiphit, 18, and her boyfriend, Jakraphan
Charoenchairungruang, 19, of Nakon Ratchasima, were apprehended during
an undercover gun-buy sting operation by Banglamung police June 20.
Sunisa’s uncle is Pracha Photphiphit, a former Democrat Party politician
better known as “Kamnan Sia.”
Police said they’d learned from the Facebook website that Jakraphan was
selling a gun and used an undercover agent to meet him at the railroad
tracks between sois Khao Noi and Khao Talo. He was arrested upon
arrival, but didn’t have the gun. He said it was with Sunisa, who was
waiting for him behind a noodle shop on Soi Thammansamakhee 5.
Police found her there with a 9mm Glock handgun, six bullets and a
holster. Police said she confessed to stealing to the gun from her uncle
to give to her boyfriend to sell on Facebook so they could get money for
drugs and partying.
Both were charged with conspiring to possess firearms and ammunition and
carrying firearm in populated areas.
