Police sting nets thieves, pickup stolen in Samut Prakan retrieved 800km away

Police sting nets thieves, pickup stolen in Samut Prakan retrieved 800km away

By Jessada Jantarak 
The Nation

Police have successfully located a pickup truck about 800 kilometres away from Samut Prakan province, where it was stolen.

The vehicle was found in the possession of Sompong Champa and Jakrapob Leenatham in Nakhon Si Thammarat province, who were planning to sell the vehicle. 

An undercover police operation led to the arrest of both men. 

Jakrapob told police that he bought the pickup from a man whose identity is being withheld for now to ensure the ongoing police investigation would not be affected. 

“I bought it at Bt90,000 and I planned to sell it at Bt125,000,” Jakrapob said. 

Deputy Metropolitan Police Commissioner Pol Maj-General Panurat Lakboon said on Thursday that Jakrapob had operated vehicle-mortgage services in Thailand’s South. 

“He is a major operator in Nakhon Si Thammarat and Surat Thani,” said Panurat. 

Source: http://www.nationmultimedia.com/detail/national/30343521

 

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