Wanted Malaysian luxury car thief found shot dead in Thailand

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Wanted Malaysian luxury car thief found shot dead in Thailand

NARATHIWAT: -- A Malaysian, suspected of being a luxury car thief, was found shot dead at a rubber plantation in the southern province of Narathiwat, Thailand on Thursday.

Sukri Ismail, 50, who was high on the Malaysian police wanted list for smuggling stolen luxury cars into Thailand, sustained gunshot wounds in the head and back.

Nicknamed 'Mat Yei Kudung', he was from Kampung Laloh, Kuala Krai, Kelantan.

Initial police investigations have revealed Sukri was involved in a scuffle before he was gunned down.

There were vehicle tyre marks at the scene where his body, clad in a pair of jeans and polo shirt was found.

The incident, believed to have occurred just before 10am, was confirmed by the Malaysian Embassy in Bangkok.

Narathiwat's Rusak district police officer, Captain Monteri Janmuang said Sukri was believed to have been taken to the spot by two to three men before he was killed.

"He had tried to fight them off, in a bid to escape but failed. We are investigating whether the killing was linked to separatist groups or was a personal matters," he said.

He said the Thai police had alerted the Malaysian consulate in Songkhla on the matter, adding that a report was received from Kampong Bangol Laweng's assistant headman in Mukim Batong, Annuar Cheknae, on the incident.

Full story: http://www.thestar.com.my/News/Nation/2014/10/16/Crime-Narathiwat-Car-Jacket-dead-Malaysian/

-- THE STAR ONLINE 2014-10-16

[malathione]

How convenient, just as the spotlight turned on smuggled vehicles...

[keemapoot]

Whew! That's yet another puzzling case solved and fixed.

[harrry]

Whew! That's yet another puzzling case solved and fixed.

Someone just had their memory erased.

[konying]

Gunshot to the head and back is a clear sign of apperant suicide.

[hellyes2oo2]

couldn't possibly have been a thai that did it

[noitom]

They killed him - He knew too much.

[hellyes2oo2]

I hope there are no illegal burmese workers in the area.

[joedot]

They definitely were afraid he would rat them out since authorities were looking for him. They knew if they killed him he couldn't out them, and since Thai police rarely solve murders they were safe. No need for police to arrest a Burmese scapegoats either.

[kotsak]

I hope there are no illegal burmese workers in the area.

No worries, a truckload of migrants will be arriving anytime today

[Bluespunk]

"He had tried to fight them off, in a bid to escape but failed. We are investigating whether the killing was linked to separatist groups or was a personal matters," he said."

​Yeah, right, linked to separatist groups.

This is more likely to be all about money, greed and criminal activity.

Though so are a number of the 'separatist groups', so in a way..........

[Crazy chef 1]

may they can create a new occupation (without work permit) restricted to Burmese: scapegoats

[eddie61]

I would say that it is once again a case of the Thai phu yai mafia closing ranks

[BSJ]

I've got no sympathy for criminal's....even ones that commit suicide.

[crazykopite]

We await the police report to claim that the person was shot dead by yet another Burmese migrant !

[NongKhaiKid]

"He had tried to fight them off, in a bid to escape but failed. We are investigating whether the killing was linked to separatist groups or was a personal matters," he said."

​Yeah, right, linked to separatist groups.

This is more likely to be all about money, greed and criminal activity.

Though so are a number of the 'separatist groups', so in a way..........

The BIB must have done a great scene of crime job as they seem to know what happened and how many may have been involved.

Of course there's a couple of OR's that could be added to that sentence.

[thesetat2013]

I hope there are no illegal burmese workers in the area.

Or any farangs.

[whatawonderfulday]

Possibly taken out deliberately to protect the Thai police/Army who are involved in these scams.

[Ulic]

Just time to close the loose ends. Everyone involved at a mid-lower level should head to there bolt holes.

[kurnell]

I'm surprised that the Burmese are allowed to remain in Thailand considering that they are behind every single crime committed here.

[SOTIRIOS]

....obviously silenced.....

[MobileContent]

"He had tried to fight them off, in a bid to escape but failed. We are investigating whether the killing was linked to separatist groups or was a personal matters," he said.

It says it all. Another farce.

[kamahele]

And the police have ruled it a suicide

[Chris Lawrence]

Pirates code of honour, 'dead men tell no tales'. But who are the real pirates?

[chainarong]

Another who has found out that good friends are hard to find, this is the classic threat for silence that emanates from stand over gangsters, in a business controlled by the wealthy, over time plenty have woken up dead or even disappeared in Thailand, the darker side that TAT doesn't want tourists to hear about.

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[A1Str8]

Anybody who says it was not suicide is going to be prosecuted.

[Lupatria]

Now I'm waiting for the cop's statement: The guy was killed in revenge by the rightful car owner.

[NongKhaiKid]

Another who has found out that good friends are hard to find, this is the classic threat for silence that emanates from stand over gangsters, in a business controlled by the wealthy, over time plenty have woken up dead or even disappeared in Thailand, the darker side that TAT doesn't want tourists to hear about.

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If this is linked to the major smuggling ring involving very influential people as announced by the DSI how many more will die a la Mr. T's war on drugs when all those nasty dealers started killing each other to avoid being grassed up ?

[RKASA]

Gunshot to the head and back is a clear sign of apperant suicide.

Only if they jump from the fifth or higher floor after shooting themselves - this looks more like an accident running into the path of speeding bullets. After all - if shot in the back he could not have known the were coming and would have otherwise just moved out of the way.

[mercman24]

obvious suicide, shot himself in the back and when that didnt work, shot himself in the head, CASE CLOSED next please, (dam easy this police work.) well it was just to far to jump from a balcony and land in a field ??