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A police sergeant with a gambling addiction faces time in prison after he was arrested for selling state guns to pay off his debts. Senior sergeant major, Chaowarit Phumkajorn, from Pak Kret Police Station in Nonthaburi province, near Bangkok, was arrested at 3pm yesterday in the Isaan province of Nong Khai after reportedly selling about 160 police guns to pay off his gambling debts. Chaowarit was arrested as he tried to flee a resort in the Mueng Mhee district of Nong Khai province. He had no guns on him, only a backpack, reported Thairath. Arresting officers revealed they caught the […]

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1 hour ago, Thaiger said:

Chaowarit faces a prison sentence between one and five years and a fine of 2,000 to 10,000 baht.

For each time he stole the guns so 80 x 1 to 5 years

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And yet Big Jokes response was... "...the buyers face prosecution for purchasing stolen goods." and not a word of outrage about the rampant crime being perpetrated by the police on a daily basis 🙄 #classic

 

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 It was discovered he had been stealing guns for more than five years.

Auditors obviously on holiday every year for 5 years.

Think the responsibilty aspect should drag in a few higher ups who didn't do their job also.

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The bigger question is why it wasn't picked up earlier obviously duty personnel not carrying out daily armoury checks and weekly serial number checks. 

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