Handymen caught for spate of Phuket burglaries
Nattha Thepbamrung

Maj Gen Pachara Boonyasit, commander of the Phuket Provincial Police, holds up a crystal meth pipe in front of the suspects. Photo: Nattha Thepbamrung

PHUKET: Police presented to the press yesterday (June 19) two handymen facing charges of robbing seven houses and allegedly selling on the stolen items for cash and drugs.

Ittipon Boonprakob, 35, and Rattapong Kanpat, 27, were arrested on Thursday (June 18), said Maj Gen Pachara Boonyasit, commander of the Phuket Provincial Police.

“Police are still searching for the third member of the gang: Pasupatara Sakultungpotong,” he added.

Gen Pachara said police learned of the gang’s antics from tip-offs from drug dealers, who said the men reportedly traded stolen goods for ya ice (crystal meth).

“The three men used to work together as a technicians. They robbed many houses in residential developments, targeting houses in dark areas with no CCTV cameras,” he said.

“As they were handymen, these guys took a very short time to break into a house.”

The men exchanged stolen items with former workmates Lerdech Naknaka, 28, and Waranyoo Supawiriyakorn, 29, Gen Pachara alleged.

“Sometimes they passed on the stolen goods for cash, other times for drugs,” he said.

“However, so far we have found only drug paraphernalia. We are still searching for the drugs, the suspect who fled guy, tracking down stolen items and other evidence.”

“Many robberies happened during the past two months,” said Gen Pachara. “If your house has been robbed lately, please come to Phuket Police station to check if your items are here.”

Among the stolen items presented yesterday were five laptop computers, 15 mobile phones, a printer, six cameras, two guitars, a television set and around 50 Buddha images and amulets, one brass bowl, two pairs of shoes, one fax machine and many other items of electronic equipment.

Ittipon and Rattapong have been charged with committing robbery, while Lerdech and Waranyoo have been charged with receiving stolen goods.

Source: http://www.thephuketnews.com/handymen-caught-for-spate-of-phuket-burglaries-52869.php

-- Phuket News 2015-06-20

What is that cop holding?

What is that cop holding?

A weird type of meth bong.

nice to see the meth dealers who reported them had a social conscience.

He will get a big fine maybe as high as 500 bht , lesson learnt.

What is that cop holding?

Maj Gen Pachara Boonyasit, commander of the Phuket Provincial Police, holds up a crystal meth pipe in front of the suspects. Photo: Nattha Thepbamrung

...seems like 'an honest day's work' is not in their vocabulary....

See if they are handy breaking out of jail!! Oh,

Maybe B500 fine

What no pointing?

Phuket crime photographers could learn a lot from those aces in Pattaya.

Of course they do get more practice, with the more concentrated number of a$$hats in Pattaya

What is that cop holding?

A weird type of meth bong.

The top looks like part of a hooka, and the bottom looks like part of an aerosol can. Strange.

Perhaps a device to facilitate the "huffing" of compressed gases ?

I love the "holier than thou" look. I wonder where the drugs came from anyway?

“However, so far we have found only drug paraphernalia. We are still searching for the drugs, the suspect who fled guy, tracking down stolen items and other evidence.”

By the looks of those guys I'm pretty sure I know where they hid the drugs.