Five men were arrested with a number of military-grade weapons in Sa Kaeo’s Muang district late on Monday night (July 17).
Acting on a tip-off from an informant, police followed the three vehicles– two Toyota vans and one Toyota Vios– from Ban Khlong Nam Sai in Aranyaprathet district.
When the three vehicles stopped at the PTT petrol station on Highway 359 near Moo 7 village in Sa Kaeo’s Muang district, the police showed up for a search.
The police found two 82mm grenade launchers, one 81mm grenade launcher, three rounds of 82mm grenades, three sets of fuses, hidden in the rear compartments of the two vans.
Five men in the three vehicles were arrested.
They were initially charged with having illegal weapons in possession and transporting them without permission. It was believed the weapons were smuggled across the border from Cambodia.
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