News Forum - Nonthaburi police officer admits to stealing over 100 guns from department

[Thaiger]

A non-commissioned Nonthaburi province police officer admitted to stealing more than 100 guns from the police department. The officer, Chaowalit Pumkajorn, is in custody on theft charges after being arrested in the northeastern province of Nong Khai. According to Thai PBS World, the man is accused of selling or pawning the guns which he had stolen from the Pak Kret district’s police store room over five years. He says he took two to three guns at a time but then falsely said the guns were distributed to police officers at the station. Chaowalit tried to flee into neighbouring Laos after […]

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[BJoe]

And this is most likely a very common occurrence in the beleaguered police departments throughout Thailand. It just seems like there is little or no accountability in many provinces.