472 antiques and works of art returned to Fine Arts Department



BANGKOK: -- About 11 million baht worth of antiques and works of art which were confiscated from former Central Investigation Bureau commissioner Pol Lt-Gen Pongpat Chayaphan were returned to the Fine Arts Department on Tuesday by the Anti-Money Laundering Office.

AMLO deputy secretary-general Pol Lt-Col Aim-on Chaibuadaeng said that over 20,000 pieces of valuables were seized from Pongpat and, of these, 472 pieces are antiques and works of art which belong to the state and should be returned to the Fine Arts Department for safe keeping.

The returned pieces are divided into three groups: antique gold and silver wares; antique potteries and sculptures.

Source: http://englishnews.thaipbs.or.th/content/157394


-- Thai PBS 2016-03-30

The implication here is that they were formerly on the Fine Arts Department inventory yet were removed on recorded loan or stolen.......

The implication here is that they were formerly on the Fine Arts Department inventory yet were removed on recorded loan or stolen.......

Yeah I was thinking the same thing. Sure would be

interesting to trace the path from the Fine Arts Department

to Pongpat.....

Art director stealing the treasures....where are we Afghanistan??

Is this Police Lt.Gen in jail now ?