Thread: Army investigates mysterious disappearance of 200,000 litres of diesel in Saraburi

An ongoing probe is being conducted by the army headquarters into the mysterious disappearance of over 200,000 litres of diesel from the Ordnance Materiel Rebuild Center situated in Saraburi province last year, as disclosed by a representative of the army.


Deputy spokesperson of the army, Major General Sirichan Ngathong, stated that an internal army audit team noted potential irregularities in the usage of oil at an army unit in Saraburi province, and relayed this discovery to the army headquarters. A subsequent, more thorough investigation was ordered by the army headquarters, the results of which are still pending, she added, reported Bangkok Post.


The representative highlighted the standard procedure of the army to dispatch internal audit teams to monitor vital supplies such as oil, explosives, weapons, and ammunition across all army units nationwide.

Recent reports have shed light on the suspicious disappearance of 215,897 litres of B7 high-speed diesel from the storage facility of the Ordnance Materiel Rebuild Center in the 18th Military Circle in Saraburi last year. This finding was reported to the army headquarters in May this year, leading to the initiation of an additional investigation in June.

Army investigates mysterious disappearance of 200,000 litres of diesel in Saraburi | Thaiger

Corruption. Now, was that so difficult? Doen't matter who stole it the person in charge is to blame.

Chief of the Army Ordnance Department axed over missing fuel

The director of the Royal Thai Army (RTA) Ordnance Department, Lt-Gen Sutha Adulthananusak, was transferred to an inactive post at the RTA’s Office of Secretariat today (Sunday), pending the outcome of an investigation into about 200,000 litres of fuel missing from one of the its vehicle maintenance centres.


The transfer was ordered by newly-appointed Army Commander-in-Chief General Charoenchai Hinthao. It was his first order after officially taking over the army’s top post today.


In the transfer order, the army says that the investigation, by a fact-finding committee, into the missing fuel is still under way. The committee will recommend penalties against those found to be involved in the irregularity.


The order reiterated that the RTA had taken immediate action by setting up the committee as soon it learned that fuel had disappeared.


It added that the RTA has instructed all units to manage their equipment and supplies in strict compliance with the regulations.


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Does the army also have inactive posts?