Thai cop shot dead after arrest of hitman goes badly wrong in southern Thailand

[webfact]

Picture: Thai Rath

 

An arrest of a hitman - wanted on a warrant from the Phatthalung court for murder - went badly wrong yesterday. 

 

Crime Suppression Division police in a Ford chasing a Honda were fired at by men using an M-16.

 

It happened in the area of Ban Tha Khwai, Phatthalung, where 100,000 baht a head hitman Jarat "Chui" Rakjan had been hiding out, reported Thai Rath.

 

Pol Sen Sgt Maj Anan Meesaeng was hit in the head and died later in hospital. Pol Sen Sgt Maj Chatchai Sanyo was hit in the arm.

 

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Backup was called from the Phatthalung police as three men in the car including the main suspect escaped in the confusion.

 

A man still in the car continued to fire his weapon and was shot dead. He was 47 year old Watchara Rattanasuwan.

 

A 9mm gun and an Uzi were recovered from the car.

 

The three other suspects including Chui were soon arrested nearby.

 

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[ChrisY1]

"three men in the car including the main suspect escaped in the confusion"....yep..the cops got really confused again.

RIP Pol Sen Sgt Maj Anan Meesaeng.

[worgeordie]

5 hours ago, webfact said:

where 100,000 baht a head hitman Jarat "Chui" Rakjan

He's expensive ,must be a very good hitman.....????

regards Worgeordie

[Henk Langeweg]

Police understood they had a M-150 drink with them, was too late when they found out it was a M-16 (or did they thought M-16 is a drink as well?).

Gives you wings as well it seems and .... take some wings off.

 

Lost day. Next time.

[Will B Good]

Got to be looking at a minimum of five years surely?

[hotchilli]

1 hour ago, worgeordie said:

He's expensive ,must be a very good hitman.....????

regards Worgeordie

Not anymore.

[Sparktrader]

1 hour ago, worgeordie said:

He's expensive ,must be a very good hitman.....????

regards Worgeordie

I charge 1m baht

[internationalism]

if so expensive he must be ex-cop or ex-military marksman.

The going rate is still probably around 15k, as I remember a case a few years ago, when some woman was searching on fb groups for a gunman

[Aussieroaming]

I saw a lot of the footage of thd police firing at the crims on the news and it was crazy how randomly the police were firing at the guy still in the vehicle. Amazing that many random bystanders weren't hit or injured. The rescuers were pretty gutsy in rescueing the guys from the ford truck whilst live firing was going on around them though, they definitely saw that as a mission to accomplish.

[Regyai]

2 hours ago, Henk Langeweg said:

Police understood they had a M-150 drink with them, was too late when they found out it was a M-16 (or did they thought M-16 is a drink as well?).

Gives you wings as well it seems and .... take some wings off.

 

Lost day. Next time.

Everyone knows it's a tooth tincture 

 

[RobU]

R.I.P. to the man doing his duty I hope his family will be provided for.

[metisdead]

An offensive troll post has been removed.

[sammieuk1]

Could make a lot more if he wants to work in Russia right now then come back a hero and buy off the charges????