Armed masked men steal 4 million baht from Krung Thai cash delivery truck

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Armed masked men steal Bt4 million from a cash delivery truck

BANGKOK: -- Three masked armed men carrying shotguns and pistols held up a cash delivery truck of a bank in front of Lotus Bang Bua superstore in Chachoengsao province at 10. 45 a.m. today and made off with four million baht in cash.

The armed robbers escaped in the direction of Bang Na –Trat Highway on a black Toyota Runner pickup truck . The truck is also a brand-new vehicle as it has a red-color license plated fixed on the front and rear bumpers.

Police asked for cooperation from motorists to help notice the car but warn them not to try to intercept it because they are armed.

Source:http://englishnews.thaipbs.or.th/armed-masked-men-steals-bt4-million-cash-delivery-truck/

-- Thai PBS 2013-11-15

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Three armed robbers hold up Krung Thai cash delivery truck at TescoLotus department store in Chachengsao, flee with Bt4 million /MCOT

[soi41]

Somebody who got tired of waiting for their money from the govt for their pledged rice!!

[Huayrat]

So easy to rob these trucks. I'm surprised its not done everyweek

[monkey4u]

Was the pick up being taken for a test drive

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Hunt ongoing for three armed robbers in the city

BANGKOK: -- Metropolitan and highway police were placed on alert after three armed men robbed an armored cash delivery truck of the state-owned Krung Thai bank’s Lotus Bang Pakong branch in Chachoengsao province and escaped with four million baht in cash.

All police at checkpoints on the roads leading from Bang Pakong to Bangkok, Chonburi and other eastern provinces were advised to keep watch on the black Toyota Runner pickup truck which the three robbers wearing bullet-proof jackets used in the daring robbery at 10.45 a.m. today. The pick-up truck carried red-license plates on its front and rear bumpers with No 3680.

Police said that the robbers also strewn sharpened nail traps on the escape route in bid to puncture chasing police cars.

Police said two masked robbers pointed their guns at the back of the delivery truck driver of Krung Thai Bank and ordered him to hand over bags with cash to them as he and colleagues were about to put them in the ATM machine at the Lotus Bang Pakong branch.

They grabbed away three bags with four million baht in cash and drove off.

Police said that the robbery could be an inside job as the robbers knew the time to replace cash in the ATM and also wore masks and bullet-proof jackets.

Source: http://englishnews.thaipbs.or.th/hunt-ongoing-three-armed-robbers-city/

-- Thai PBS 2013-11-15

[Mampara]

Three armed robbers hold up Krung Thai cash delivery truck at TescoLotus department store in Chachengsao, flee with Bt4 million /MCOT

Must be the men in Black.

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Bt4.6m heist at Tesco store in Chachoengsao
THE NATION

BANGKOK: -- A group of robbers made off with Bt4.6 million after a heist of a bank's armoured cash-transport vehicle in Chachoengsao Friday morning.

The robbery occurred in the carpark of the Tesco Lotus Bang Wua store in Bang Pakong district.

Paitoon Witkajorn, the head of Krungthai Bank's ATM cash-filling team for Chon Buri zone, said he saw at least three robbers. "All of them were hooded and wore bullet-proof vests."


-- The Nation 2013-11-15

[Loles]

This is the first "normal" armed robbing here. This man showed them he doesn't watch only American silly movies, ha can copy too. The other idiots only are trying.

[JoeThePoster]

Hunt ongoing for three armed robbers in the city

Wont't get far. Those 3rd arms would be a dead giveaway.

[biplanebluey]

Now ---this is no Somchai and his mates chewing something over having a beer.This is serious well planned stuff,even down to the bullet proof vests and James Bond anti chase nails. Methinks we might get more of this as time goes on. Thought they might have taken the No plates off though

[Patje]

I special like the way they fixed the license plates ...... 1 in the back and 1 in the front...... Brilliant, why did I not come up with this idea ?

[Gsxrnz]

Following on from the James Bond theory, as well as the bullet proof vests, anti chase nails and artillery, they might have flogged this little idea from the famed 007 as well!!

[phosphorescent]

Did they check the nearby karaokes? That's where they are usually found.

[Andre0720]

Well, very simple,

Process of elimination..

I read that the Australians were all at a bar,

The British were observing their drunken behaviour,

The Nigerians were all on a keyboard...

The Americans are all helping in the Phils

The Russians are all busy opening up new businesses

The Chinese are all visiting and taking pictures or shylocking

The Thai ladies are all checking the ansum men

Just check who is left...

Edited November 15, 2013 by Andre0720

[nkg]

Now ---this is no Somchai and his mates chewing something over having a beer.This is serious well planned stuff,even down to the bullet proof vests and James Bond anti chase nails. Methinks we might get more of this as time goes on. Thought they might have taken the No plates off though

Since it was a well-planned robbery, I'd guess that the truck was probably stolen. Also, if they really knew their stuff they would have used fake plates, which they would have ditched soon afterwards.

[hansgruber]

Military men.

They are protected and are run like the police force but with less scrutiny.

[Somtamnication]

How do you say "inside job" in Thai?

[JoeThePoster]

How do you say "inside job" in Thai?

Management bonus.

[Bender]

i know who did it, its a fat australian foreigner in shorts and a white wife-beater shirt, strolling sometimes around Kfc

[ginjag]

OK you guys, you still 1 kilometer behind ?? (you read-over) we are just pulling into the car park at Tesco. I'm inside the cash truck and plan A in operation. (over and out).

Got it ready bagged up- lets high tail it out of here, and share it out at the bosses place. (some big wig in the know)

May be I've been watching too many movies.

[PETERTHEEATER]

How do they know they were wearing bullet proof jackets? Did someonecshoot at them and fail to put them down? Thecworld's military would love to have bullet proof body armour instead of the bullet resistant items they have now.

How do they know it was a new vehicle. It is quite possible for an old vehicle to have a temporary registration or for the crooks to fit false plates.

[personchester]

Those aspects are messy events, it occurs many times, the upper banking management should ensure that the truck cash supply team have protective measures within their system when stopping in front of a bank in order to supply several millions to the bank.

[Nemesis7]

Must have seen the movie " The Italian Job" ........

Unless precise info and plan...I doubt it took place ....

[noitom]

So easy to rob these trucks. I'm surprised its not done everyweek

The robbery itself is not that difficult given the Thai lackadaisical operational security and attentiveness. The trick for the Thais is the "after event" activity. The high visibility spending, the avoidance of being ratted out by an envious one of two thousand cousins, and just plain carelessness.

[blackman]

the men in black needed money to support the men in red........

[socksy01]

Hunt ongoing for three armed robbers in the city

Wont't get far. Those 3rd arms would be a dead giveaway.

[socksy01]

My goodness - with those three arms what an array or arsenal of weapons they must have had.

[farang62]

If there was a KFC near by, they may have caught it on thier chicken cam.

if the same route every day, why no survalence cameras?

[boomerangutang]

Today; armed robbery which reeks of 'inside job'

Tomorrow; big Bali-like blasts in Phuket or Pattaya.

All due to lack security.