Phuket resort venue for handover of 25 stolen Malaysian vehicles

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Phuket resort venue for handover of 25 stolen Malaysian vehicles
Tanyaluk Sakoot


Police General Somyot Pumpunmuang at the official handover cermony with Tan Sri Dato’ Sri Khalid bin Abu Bakar, Inspector General of Royal Malaysia Police.

PHUKET: -- The Royal Thai Police yesterday handed over to Malaysian police 25 luxury cars which had been stolen from Malaysia and driven across the border into Thailand.

They were handed over at the 23rd-annual meeting of Thai and Malaysian police being held May 11-14 at the Westin Siray Bay Resort and Spa Hotel in Phuket.

The Royal Thai Police(RTP) and Royal Malaysia Police work toghether in nine crime areas; terrorism, drugs, arms dealing, human trafficking, vehicle crime, crimes which affect both countries, financial & digital crimes and pirating.

Police General Somyot Pumpunmuang, Commissioner-General of the Royal Thai Police Police yersterday signed an agreement with Tan Sri Dato’ Sri Khalid bin Abu Bakar Inspector General of Royal Malaysia Police for the countries to continue to work together and exchange information.

Gen Somyot said, “Because Thailand and Malaysia have cooperated together we have managed to arrest the theives and sieze 25 cars stolen from Malaysia. This year we have returned a total of 45 cars to their owners in Malaysia including the 25 here today.”

Source: http://www.thephuketnews.com/phuket-resort-venue-for-handover-of-25-stolen-malaysian-vehicles-52322.php


-- Phuket News 2015-05-14

[eisfeld]

Does that in turn mean that the return of 25 stolen cars had to wait until this yearly event took place? Hope the owners got paid out by insurance earlier and did not have to wait for their property to act as a political instrument before getting it back.

Wonder how those 45 luxury cars crossed the border successfully.

[Jasun]

Looking forward to the PR shot of the Rohingyas with their hair tied up in yellow ribbons.

[Oziex1]

These guys make me want to puke. What a load of self congratulatory nonsense.

Is anyone any where impressed by this.

[Argus Tuft]

Does that in turn mean that the return of 25 stolen cars had to wait until this yearly event took place?

They had to wait that long so they could design and make the massive key prop seen in the photo above. It was essential for the process.

[Brer Fox]

These guys make me want to puke. What a load of self congratulatory nonsense.

Is anyone any where impressed by this.

I suspect it was done purely so that they and a cast of hundreds of similar police officers and their hangers-on from both sides of the fence could all get stuck into the expensive food and booze at a big celebration nosh-up at the luxury Westin Siray Bay Resort. Love to have seen tab and the aftermath of that. Doesn't bear thinking about.

[FredNL]

Does that in turn mean that the return of 25 stolen cars had to wait until this yearly event took place? Hope the owners got paid out by insurance earlier and did not have to wait for their property to act as a political instrument before getting it back.

Wonder how those 45 luxury cars crossed the border successfully.

Only possible with corrupt custom officials.