20-year-old Phuket man arrested with gun

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20-year-old Phuket man arrested with gun
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Arthon tried to escape from police but was caught after a 10 minute search.

PHUKET: -- A 20-year-old man was arrested in possession of a .38 pistol yesterday (February 2) in Baan Meaung Mai following a swoop on the area by a police crime suppression unit.

At 13:50pm, Thalang Deputy Inspector, Lt Suchart Leicha, and his team carried out the swoop on Baan Meaung Mai Moo5 in Thepkasattri as part of Police Region 8̕s ongoing anti-crime campaign.

While patrolling the area, a young man, carrying a brown shoulder bag and standing at the entrance of Soi Lak Meaung of Baan Meaung Mai caught the attention of police officers.

After noticing the police, the young man suddenly ran down Soi Lak Meaung.

Police ran after the man and after a 10 minute search they found and apprehended him.

During a search of the man̕s bag, police found a home-made .38 pistol, holster and four bullets.

Police asked to see the permit for the gun, but the suspect, Arthon Markkhaw, 20, from Mai Khao, could not provide it.

Arthon told police that he had brought the gun from a friend in Trang for B2,000 and that he carried it as protection from local teen gangs.

Police took Arthon to Thalang police station where he will be charged with possessing a firearm and ammunition without a permit and carrying a firearm in a public place.

Source: http://www.thephuketnews.com/20-year-old-phuket-man-arrested-with-gun-50857.php

-- Phuket News 2015-02-03

[Old Croc]

The cop in the middle is ready for all things. A friendly hand on the thugs shoulder, but the other hand is ready to do the finger point.

During a search of the man̕s bag, police found a home-made .38 pistol, holster and four bullets.

Police asked to see the permit for the gun, but the suspect, Arthon Markkhaw, 20, from Mai Khao, could not provide it.

Can you get a permit for a home made gun?

Edited February 3, 2015 by Old Croc

[Costas2008]

They apprehended one..........thousands if not millions to follow........if ever.

BiB started doing their job.......after the kick they got up their butt from the army.............

For how long?.......As long as this Government is in power........after that......back to the old habits.

[falangjim]

Whoopdi-doo. The cops didn't catch anyone; they just happened to find someone in the wrong place at the right time. That Somchai looks too poor to purchase a gun, so he did the industrial thing: he made one. I don't really see what the big news is here.

[Johnnie99]

This is an awfully curious piece of news.

Did our belovéd BiB miss all the other Thais who have guns?

[ALLSEEINGEYE]

Is this a first? I have never heard of the BIB running before. Running away maybe but never running after. What next?

[RigPig]

This place is getting like the wild West, if they don´t have a concerted effort to catch and seriously punish these imbeciles with guns it is going to get bad. It´s even the reason for the coup, which I have to admit ALMOST justifies it. Once again it just comes back to the army and police doing their job !!

Mai pen rai.....

[Nemesis7]

Homemade .38 bore? In many countries .38 is considered as PB ( prohibited Bore) its similar to 9mm.

Good job BIB.

[RT555]

500 B fine and off he goes to buy another illegal weapon.......Should be minimum 5 years........

[Valentine]

Perhaps the good general should look at the gun laws south of the border. A taste of the lash & a good few years inside just for carrying an unlicensed firearm or the death penalty for using a gun while committing a crime. I shudder to think just how many guns are in the hands of people who are not good at controlling their emotions.