Wealthy Thai man arrested for gold shop robbery in Chiang Mai

[webfact]

Police arrested a wealthy Thai man for robbing a gold shop in the northern province of Chiang Mai after a two-week investigation. The thief claimed he wanted money for stock and digital currency investments and sold gold necklaces worth at least 17 million baht for just 4 million baht.

 

Security cameras at Lotus’s Supermarket and Yaowarat Krungthep Gold Shop showed a man dressed in all black leaping over the counter of the gold shop, grabbing 88 gold necklaces and fleeing on a motorbike on the night of November 28.

 

Officers tracked the thief’s route and discovered he was heading to a luxury village next to a famous orange grove in the Fang district of Chiang Mai province. Officers were unable to obtain further footage as the residence had strict privacy and security measures in place.

 

Officers believed that the thief must be wealthy and live in a magnificent home within the village. Officers also noticed that the thief was wearing expensive designer brand shoes when he committed the crime.

 

by Petch Petpailin

Photo via ThaiRath

 

Full story: The Thaiger 2023-12-13

 

- Cigna offers a range of visa-compliant plans that meet the minimum requirement of medical treatment, including COVID-19, up to THB 3m. For more information on all expat health insurance plans click here.

 

Get our Daily Newsletter - Click HERE to subscribe

[ChaiyaTH]

You gotta me kidding me, he did the robbery + amount right for once, to then mess up this badly? That is just sad lol. He could have melted the gold, or just fly to Hong Kong with 1-2 at the time. What a idiot, selling it for 4M baht.

Edited December 13, 2023 by ChaiyaTH

[JeffersLos]

Commits robbery then drives straight home. 

 

Not the shiniest ingot in the jewelry store. 

[tandor]

1 hour ago, JeffersLos said:

Commits robbery then drives straight home. 

 

Not the shiniest ingot in the jewelry store. 

had to ask mummy what to do next

[SiSePuede419]

2 hours ago, webfact said:

Officers believed that the thief must be wealthy

Well yeah until he got caught. 😁

[hotchilli]

2 hours ago, webfact said:

Officers believed that the thief must be wealthy and live in a magnificent home within the village. Officers also noticed that the thief was wearing expensive designer brand shoes when he committed the crime.

When is enough not enough?

[trainman34014]

Now we know how he got wealthy in the first place !

[bangkok19]

"the thief was wearing expensive designer brand shoes when he committed the crime"....

That narrows it down!

He's definitely wealthy. 😂