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The Anti-Money Laundering Office will hold a second auction of 20,000 assets confiscated from former Central Investigation Bureau chief Pol Lt-General Pongpat Chayapan from tomorrow till Thursday.
They include paintings and drawing from famous artists, porcelain, silverware, crystal, furniture, handicrafts, artifacts, ancient Buddha images, watches and clocks. The first auction, held from March 5-8, saw 867 items being sold for Bt38 million. AMLO chief Sihanart Prayoonrat said a major portion of the Bt7 billion in assets confiscated from Pongpat were company shares, land and houses. Assets that were not sold in the first auction would be auctioned in the second one and unsold items would be kept in the National Museum.
