Police bring out for the
press a gang of motorcycle thieves who allegedly sold bikes to Burmese
smugglers for as little as 2,000 baht.
Theerarak Suthathiwong
Pattaya, Banglamung and provincial police broke up a gang
of alleged motorcycle thieves who sold bikes to Burmese smugglers for as
little as 2,000 baht.
Investigators announced Nov. 19 the arrest of suspected
gang leader Thongpol Pomsarhai, 37; and accused accomplices, Wisit Zupmaak,
35; Prasert Abdullah, 48; Kongsak Loaprasit, 29; Sukhin Rasadornprasirth,
42; and Sakorn Meebang, 33. Two Myanmar natives, Aod Mohamad, 46, and a
33-year-old identified only as “Mew” were also apprehended.
In the raid, officers recovered 13 stolen motorcycles
from Banglamung, Pattaya and Saensukh, along with license plates, tax
stickers, vehicle registrations and tools.
Region 2 Maj. Gen. Punya Maamen alleged that Thongpol was
the primary motorbike thief and was assisted by gang members in moving the
bikes to the Burmese border in Trat where each was sold off for 2,000-3,000
baht. Each theft, he said, likely took no more than two minutes.
