Taxi brings back most of burglars' haul - but some valuable items are still missing

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Siam Rath reported on an ongoing case of burglary in Samut Prakan. In a latest twist a large amount of Buddhist statues and amulets have been returned - in a taxi!

 

Mrs Nawarat Bunsathit, 50, originally went to the police with CCTV evidence that showed four men arrive in a Toyota Corolla at her house in Soi Asawanon 6/2 in Bang Muang sub-district.

 

The burglars stole a large amount of religious artefacts plus silverware and other items. This happened on Sunday 19th June.

 

Police investigations led to a house in Bang Khae, Rama 2 area, where they found the Corolla three days ago. But the burglars had disappeared.

 

Pressure was put on the relatives of the thieves to give themselves up. 

 

 

But in a twist on Sunday at 9.30 pm a neighbor called Nawarat to say that a taxi had just arrived and delivered three large plastic containers of stuff and left it outside her house. 

 

CCTV showed the taxi arriving but no registration plate could be identified. 

 

Most of the items had been returned but some of the choicest pieces were still missing. Narawat has been helping police with the inventory.

 

In total the items stolen - including 300 amulets and a host of Buddhist images - was valued at 90,000 baht. 

 

Police are in the process of applying for arrest warrants. They think that the items were either returned via the taxi by the thieves themselves or their relatives. 

 

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[PETERTHEEATER]

Only worth 90k? Hardly worth the effort.....

[hotchilli]

22 hours ago, webfact said:

Police are in the process of applying for arrest warrants. They think that the items were either returned via the taxi by the thieves themselves or their relatives. 

Genius.

[Lopchan]

On 6/29/2022 at 7:34 PM, PETERTHEEATER said:

Only worth 90k? Hardly worth the effort.....

Could I please have your address and could you also leave out 90K for me to nick as obviously it won't be worth the effort to you to report. (90 x Crisp 1000 baht bills is fine)