Police to question Suphoth on amount stolen
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Police will next week summon Transport Ministry permanent secretary Suphoth Sublom for further questioning about the burglary of his Bangkok home earlier this month, particularly about exactly how much money was stolen from him.
The November 11 breakin, in which the suspects reportedly got away with some Bt200 million in cash, resulted in the arrest of nine suspects and the seizure of some Bt18 million cash.
Three suspects remain at large: alleged gang leader Weerasak Chualee, Pongsak Namwong and Kamnuan Meknoi. Metropolitan Police Bureau commander Winai Thongsong said yesterday that local police had contacted their Laotian counterparts to help locate Weerasak, who is reportedly hiding in that country.
Winai dismissed news reports that Weerasak had contacted police to arrange a surrender. The officer said he had sent police to check Weerasak’s home in Kanchanaburi upon learning that the suspect had stopped there, but they found no cash.
The Nation
