An informed source said Pipaspongpas Suksawaspipat, 59, was nabbed in response to an arrest warrant in Chanthaburi province while he was trying to cross the borders into Cambodia.&nbsp;

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A court approved an arrest warrant for Pipaspongpas on Wednesday after he made off from his fake jewelry shop in Bangkok&rsquo;s Bang Rak district with a Bt10 million gem.&nbsp; 
He had pretended to examine the diamond during what his Indian victim, 44-year-old Jain Vaiphav, believed was a normal business negotiation on Tuesday afternoon.&nbsp; 
Vaivphav had advertised the diamond for sale on a website, and Pipaspongpas approached him and invited him to the fake shop. There, Pipaspongpas discussed a deal before asking to see the stone in natural light. However he made off in a waiting motorcycle and locked Vaiphav inside.&nbsp; 
Vaiphav had to smash a locked glass door to get out and alert police.

Bt10m diamond theft suspect arrested at border

Police arrested a suspect at a border checkpoint on Friday evening for allegedly stealing a Bt10 million diamond from its owner in a fake jewelry shop earlier this week.