5 men held for Nov 1 shooting
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Provincial Police Region 1 yesterday announced the arrest of five 'Talai' gangsters, who were involved in the November 1 shooting on Samut Prakan's Thepparak Road, which resulted in two men being killed and two other passengers of a Honda sedan being i
Jakkapat Khamsai, 29; Suthep Thongsuk, 27; Pongpol Kij-osod, 24; Tharatporn Wongphaed, 25; and Phurin Lhaokhajorn, 20; were nabbed at a rented house in Bang Bo district. Police also found three pistols in their possession. The suspects reportedly said they went on the shooting spree to take revenge for a previous row with the victims that resulted in one of their gang members being killed.
Samut Prakan police also seized 50 guns, 300 ammunition, 17,021 yaba tablets and 217.73 grams of “ice”. They also arrested 544 drug-related suspects.
