Thais, Chinese arrested for selling weapons using Internet

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Thais, Chinese arrested for selling weapons using Internet
By Digital Content



BANGKOK, June 10 -- Thai police arrested two Chinese men for selling weapons following the discovery of machine guns and other military weapons in Thailand's eastern province of Chon Buri last week.

Pol Gen Watcharaphon Prasanratchakit, acting chief of the Royal Thai Police said today that the cache of illegal weapons discovered on June 3 in Nong Ree subdistrict in Chon Buri's provincial seat, belonged to two Chinese men already arrested by immigration police on June 2.

The weapons consisted of shotguns, rifles, M79 grenades and various calibers.

The police continuing investigation and captured three men, one Thai and one Chinese in the northern province of Phitsanolok and a Thai man in the northeastern province of Ubon Ratchathani. The Thai men sold weapons to the Chinese men who later sold them to their clients in China online.

According to Gen Watcharaphon, the weapons selling gang, most of whom are Chinese and Thais, have been hiding in Thailand for over a year.

The senior police officer said most of the weapons were licensed but some have smuggled across Thailand's borders. He said they are not associated with politics. (MCOT online news)


-- TNA 2014-06-10

[coma]

Even more good news. Stop it Webfact you're killing me.

[retell]

Im not an expert but does it look like they should be in a museum ?

[shirtless]

Quality tourists, the most serious charges they will be facing is breach of visa.

[Always18]

If "most of the weapons were licensed" - why were they seized?

[Albacore]

Im not an expert but does it look like they should be in a museum ?

No, there's nothing particularly rare, unique, or old there.

[bigbamboo]

Im not an expert but does it look like they should be in a museum ?

Just because they're old doesn't mean there's no market for them

Recently there was this on the internet.

'Italian Army WW2 Combat Rifles For Sale. Good Condition. Only Dropped Once.'

[Morch]

If "most of the weapons were licensed" - why were they seized?

Not sure a permit to possess a weapon is same as having a permit to run an online weapons sales business?

[AnotherOneAmerican]

Discovered machine guns, but failed to seize any?

Edited June 10, 2014 by AnotherOneAmerican

[Dap]

Im not an expert but does it look like they should be in a museum ?

Ancient, maybe. They shoot, they kill ... full stop

[NeverSure]

There are no valuable antiques there, but I'd love to have that M-1 Carbine that's second from the top (second down from the other non rifle items.)

At the very bottom is a really nice Remington 1100 12 gauge shotgun with nice, checkered walnut. That was never a military item.

[NeverSure]

Im not an expert but does it look like they should be in a museum ?

Ancient, maybe. They shoot, they kill ... full stop

Correct. I see a couple of Mausers there that would be in 30-06 caliber. They are so good that guys in the US still buy them and sporterize them by putting a stock on them that's more modern. They are excellent for deer, bear, elk, moose, etc. hunting.

30-06 ("thirty-aught-six" or "30-06 Springfield) was the standard US military cartridge from 1906 until 1970 and stood the test of time.

[totallyobnoxiousme]

Im not an expert but does it look like they should be in a museum ?

Just because they're old doesn't mean there's no market for them

Recently there was this on the internet.

'Italian Army WW2 Combat Rifles For Sale. Good Condition. Only Dropped Once.'

And there was this on the internet.

'Italian Army WW2 Army Tanks For Sale. Good Condition. Only work in reverse gear' lol !!

[kuiburi]

Im not an expert but does it look like they should be in a museum ?

U are indeed not an expert .

[kuiburi]

If "most of the weapons were licensed" - why were they seized?

Maybe because they where sold to unlicenced people for export ?

[fasteddie]

Im not an expert but does it look like they should be in a museum ?

Just because they're old doesn't mean there's no market for them

Recently there was this on the internet.

'Italian Army WW2 Combat Rifles For Sale. Good Condition. Only Dropped Once.'

LOL

[Paulzed]

I wonder how long it will take before they are back in circulation???

[pitrevie]

What Thailand needs is their own NRA, I look forward to the time that people can assert the right to walk through the shopping malls with automatic rifles strapped to their backs and carrying side arms. Nothing would make me feel safer.

[MaxLee]

"Thais, Chinese arrested for selling weapons using Internet"

So there you have it, from Dubai to China and from China to Redshirt land to Bangkok ONLY Bangkok...

What other proof do you need?

[Paulzed]

What Thailand needs is their own NRA, I look forward to the time that people can assert the right to walk through the shopping malls with automatic rifles strapped to their backs and carrying side arms. Nothing would make me feel safer.

Then you would be no safer then walking down the main street of Peshawar!!

[raybal5]

Im not an expert but does it look like they should be in a museum ?

Museum pieces or not, they can still kill people

[raybal5]

What Thailand needs is their own NRA, I look forward to the time that people can assert the right to walk through the shopping malls with automatic rifles strapped to their backs and carrying side arms. Nothing would make me feel safer.

NO country deserves an NRA. Even the USofA would be better off without those gun-slinger nutbags.

[Thai at Heart]

If "most of the weapons were licensed" - why were they seized?

The issue is apparently that they were selling them to China. Quite why Thailand gives a damn about someone selling an antique gun to China, who knows.

[tomross46]

Im not an expert but does it look like they should be in a museum ?

They will still kill you, and are illegal.