Phuket police find live M67 grenade on back seat of car

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Phuket police find live M67 grenade on back seat of car
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Songchai Nienhom, 38, Nampon Hohhow, 34, and Ms Wijitra Chaweein, 34, have been all charged with illegal possession of an explosive war device.

PHUKET: -- Two men and a woman have been charged with possession of a weapon of war after police found a live M67 grenade in their car during a routine stop and search at a police checkpoint early this morning (August 14).

Thalang police had set up a checkpoint at the Khaw Lan-Baan Bangjo junction in Srisoonthon to check vehicles, and at 1:30am a Hona Jazz was stopped and the three people inside were asked to step outside while the vehicle was searched.

During the search officers discovered a live M67 hand grenade hidden on the back seat under a pile of magazines.

The driver of the Honda Jazz, Songchai Nienhom, 38, from Krabi and his two passengers, Nampon Hohhow, 34, from Maha Sarakham and Ms Wijitra Chaweein, 34, from Nakorn Sawan were taken to Thalang Police Station for questioning.

Police Lt Col Prasan Toworn said that the trio told officers that they were heading back home after they had been to discuss a financial situation with the J Karaoke Bar in Srisoonthon and they had taken the grenade with them for protection in case the situation got out-of-hand.

All three have been charged with illegal possession of an explosive war device.

Source: http://www.thephuketnews.com/phuket-police-find-live-m67-grenade-on-back-seat-of-car-53638.php

-- Phuket News 2015-08-14

[canopus1969]

they had taken the grenade with them for protection

Haha brilliant

[NCC1701A]

so that is the live grenade just sitting there in the police station?

what complete morons the police are.

[soalbundy]

They couldn't afford a gun, have a little sympathy.

[Shot]

M67 has an injury radius of 15 meters. I wonder what there plan was?