Arrest Warrants Issued for Two Suspects in Deadly Narathiwat Bombing

[Georgealbert]

 

Picture courtesy of ThaiRath.

 

Police in Narathiwat have obtained arrest warrants for two men suspected of orchestrating a deadly bombing and subsequent shooting that claimed the lives of a Border Patrol Police school headmaster and his son.

 

The attack occurred on January 13, 2023, on the Sri Sakhon-Lubo Yiring Road in Sri Bunnapot subdistrict, Sri Sakhon district. The suspects detonated an explosive device targeting a vehicle carrying Police Lieutenant Colonel Suwit Chuaitewarit, the headmaster of Ban Tue Ngor Border Patrol Police School, and his son, Police Sergeant Major Dome Chuaitewarit, an agricultural instructor at the same school. Both victims were fatally shot after the initial blast, and their firearms were stolen by the perpetrators before they fled.

 

Following forensic analysis at the crime scene, DNA evidence linked two suspects to the attack. On January 17, 2023, police issued arrest warrants for:

 

1. Mr. Abdulloh Bula, 40, of Chanae district, Narathiwat.

 

• A high-profile suspect with 14 prior arrest warrants for violent acts, including bombings and shootings targeting officials.

 

• Key incidents linked to him include the December 29, 2015 assassination of a subdistrict headman in Sukirin, ambushes on military patrols between 2018-2020, and a March 3, 2023 bomb attack on the Fourth Army Region commander.

 

• Bula is believed to lead a group of 6-7 militants who retreat to the mountainous Moro Toe area between Chanae and Sri Sakhon after attacks.

 

2. Mr. Abdulloh Sameh, 30, of Rue So district, Narathiwat.

 

• A subordinate of Bula, he is implicated in a January 16, 2023 bombing targeting Border Patrol Police escorting university lecturers in Sri Sakhon.

 

Police Colonel Phatsavee Pochada, commander of the 49th Ranger Task Force, confirmed ongoing operations to apprehend the suspects. Search efforts have concentrated on suspected hideouts within an 8-kilometre radius of the crime scene but have yet to yield results.

 

Authorities continue their manhunt for the suspects and have vowed to bring those responsible to justice while maintaining heightened security across the region.

 

Related article.

 

https://aseannow.com/topic/1348840-father-and-son-both-border-patrol-police-officers-killed-in-narathiwat-bomb-attack/

 

-- 2025-01-19

 

 

[Gottfrid]

6 hours ago, Georgealbert said:

Mr. Abdulloh Bula, 40

 

6 hours ago, Georgealbert said:

Mr. Abdulloh Sameh, 30

 

Says it all, dosn´t it?

[MarcelV]

The dudes in the pics look like teens, y'all. I can't believe they are 30 and 40 already. You wanna catch some bad guys, better come up with more recent pics to identify them.