Couple arrested in Bangkok selling guns on Facebook - earning 70K a month

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Picture: Daily News

 

Police in Bangkok announced the arrest of a young Thai couple named as just Arthit and Maliwan caught selling guns on Facebook.

 

They had 50,000 followers on a page called Achao Samrong. 

 

They admitted to making 70,000 baht a month selling guns online, reported Daily News.

 

Eighteen weapons and ammunition were seized along with plenty of tools. 

 

The bust took place in western Bangkok in the area of Bang Khae at Phuttamonthon Sai 2, Soi 7. 

 

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[transam]

Wonder where they get the stock from....????

[Liverpool Lou]

7 minutes ago, transam said:

Wonder where they get the stock from....????

Gun dealers?

[ezzra]

Selling guns online? this is NOT your average items you sell online like cosmetics apparels and food stuff, lot's of questions should be be asked as to the origin of said guns and fallow the trail quick smart guys...

[Liverpool Lou]

19 minutes ago, transam said:

Wonder where they get the stock from....????

Same place that they get the locks and barrels from!!

[norfolkandchance]

31 minutes ago, transam said:

Wonder where they get the stock from....????

Cut down trees and carve them I expect.

[RafPinto]

If farangs who have done this, the vinyl posters would have been massive.

[RafPinto]

Ferrari Joe would have solved the question of the "origin" of weapons in a few minutes.

[Deli]

May I buy the stock left ?

[hotchilli]

5 hours ago, transam said:

Wonder where they get the stock from....????

The tools are abundant.

[Dogmatix]

5 hours ago, transam said:

Wonder where they get the stock from....????

From Thai sources it seems like this couple were manufacturing guns.  Some were the classic Thai single shot .22LR pen guns. Others were Thai pradit which is a single shot break action pistol that fires (very dangerously) a 12 gauge shotgun shell. But most seem to have been modified from BB guns which is why they had a lot of metal working gear.  I guess the boy graduated from a technical college and had learned metal working.  The frames of BB guns are quite realistic and it seems that they were turning parts such as barrels, cylinders and firing pins on a lathe. The only problem is that there is no way they could produce parts that would be strong enough to withstand firing many rounds of regular center fire ammunition.  Maybe customers just wanted them to threaten people with or to fire one shot in case of emergency.  Who knows?

 

If google in Thai for peope arrested selling guns online it seems to happen all the time. I can't imagine the lifespan is very long if they promote openly on FB like this couple.  Customers are happy to transfer cash from their bank accounts to pay for illegal goods, so they automatically get shopped too.  This couple had also carefully maintained records of the names and addresses of customers they shipped to.  So they will all be getting some unpleasant visitors.  The couple are only 24 and 20.  All very sad they couldn't find a legal way to apply to their entrepreneurial skills.

[Colabamumbai]

7 hours ago, Liverpool Lou said:

Gun dealers?

Cops who lost them. 

[Bangkok Barry]

I never cease to be amazed at the number of people in Thailand who offer illegal goods or services for sale, or set up illegal road races, on Facebook and are then surprised when Plod shows up. Just plain dumb.

[bangon04]

5 hours ago, Bangkok Barry said:

I never cease to be amazed at the number of people in Thailand who offer illegal goods or services for sale, or set up illegal road races, on Facebook and are then surprised when Plod shows up. Just plain dumb.

Maybe they just have a very low opinion of the RTP competence / interest / intelligence / training......