Boats Stolen by Oil Smugglers Recovered by Police

[snoop1130]

 

In Songkhla, authorities have retrieved three stolen fishing boats that had been modified to smuggle diesel. The boats, stolen from a pier in Chon Buri the previous week, were found near Malaysia but were devoid of the 330,000 litres of illegal fuel they had been transporting.

 

The vessels, named Kamraingoen, JP, and Daorung, were brought back to Songkhla and docked at the pier of Marine Police Division 7 on Monday evening following the discovery. Alterations had been made to the boats, one had a partially repainted exterior, and another suffered from engine issues.

 

Central Investigation Bureau's deputy commissioner, Pol Maj Gen Charoonkiat Pankaew, stated that the smuggled oil had likely been sold off. It's believed that the culprits left a pier in Cambodia after they had begun modifying the boats. On their discovery, the boats were nearly emptied of their fuel storage, according to Pankaew.

 

The boats, when initially impounded, contained oil that was valued between 4-5 million baht in the black market. The actual worth of the three boats is estimated to be around 30 million baht.

 

In connection with the boats' disappearance from the marine police pier in Chon Buri's Sattahip district on June 12, three to four police officers will be held accountable, according to Charoonkiat.

 

The three boats were part of a total of five vessels seized in the Gulf of Thailand in March.

 

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-- 2024-06-18

 

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[Georgealbert]

Thai news report.
 

“Tight Security for 8 Crew Members Accused of Stealing Illegal Oil Tankers

19.30 on June 18, Pol. Maj. Gen. Jaroonkiat Pankaew, Deputy Commissioner of the Central Investigation Bureau (CIB), along with officers from the Crime Suppression Division (CSD), escorted eight crew members accused of stealing confiscated illegal oil tankers to Wing 56 in Songkhla province. They were set to board a plane for further questioning at the Central Investigation Bureau headquarters.

 

The operation was secured by the Machanu Special Operations Unit of the Marine Police, equipped with full tactical gear. The flight to Bangkok was expected to take approximately 2.5 hours, with an estimated arrival at around 10:00 PM the same day. Upon arrival, the suspects would be handed over to the Hanuman Special Operations Unit of the CSD for immediate questioning at the Central Investigation Bureau. The suspects are scheduled to be remanded in custody the following day.

 

The transport and security measures underscore the seriousness of the case and the authorities' commitment to ensuring the suspects are safely and securely brought to justice.

 

In addition, from the interrogation of the crew, it was found that 3 of the 8 suspects, including one who was a boat captain, received orders from the boat owner to take the boat away from the Sattahip Marine Police Pier on June 11, and to sell the oil at sea to a large ship that can hold 1-2 million litres. 7 people also escaped on the said boat.
 

It was also stated that this arrest was not staged or created to create an image. or was there any coordination with the mastermind to deliver the boat back to the authorities.”

 

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Video of the suspects boarding a police plane.

 

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[hotchilli]

14 hours ago, snoop1130 said:

In Songkhla, authorities have retrieved three stolen fishing boats that had been modified to smuggle diesel. The boats, stolen from a pier in Chon Buri the previous week, were found near Malaysia but were devoid of the 330,000 litres of illegal fuel they had been transporting.

[wombat]

5 hours ago, Georgealbert said:

It was also stated that this arrest was not staged or created to create an image. or was there any coordination with the mastermind to deliver the boat back to the authorities.”

goodness me, golly gosh, how could anyone even think such a thing?

[john donson]

police corruption, again, over and over, never there when women or children in need...

[digger70]

21 hours ago, snoop1130 said:

three to four police officers will be held accountable, according to Charoonkiat.

 

The three boats were part of a total of five vessels seized in the Gulf of Thailand in March.

 

It doesn't matter where one ,Looks / Goes.  There are Police involved in Thailands Corruption.