Hitman’s 11-year run ends in Phuket

**dirtydog** · 13-07-2011, 07:50 PM

Hitman’s 11-year run ends in Phuket

PHUKET: After more than a decade in hiding, the gunman wanted for the shooting murder of Petchaburi journalist Sanan Wannapuk 11 years ago has been arrested in Phuket.

Thanin “Dum” Kaewsakul, 46, was listed as the 18th most wanted gunman in Thailand before his arrest by a special operations unit dispatched by Police Region 7.

The exact time of his arrest in Thung Thong in Kathu was not included in the breaking report, run by the state-run MCOT news website this morning.

Thanin was arrested on an outstanding warrant for the murder of Mr Sanan, a crime reporter for the local Petchaburi newspaper Petchaphum and a regular contributor to several national daily newspapers.

Mr Sanan was also president of the Western Region Crime Reporters’ Club when he was gunned down in front of a large crowd of people at a shopping complex in Petchburi on August 21, 2000.

Mr Sanan was mowed down by 26 bullets as he was leaving a restaurant.

Thanin confessed that he was the gunman and that he fled to Phuket after the killing and remarried, said the report.

Upon arrest, Thanin said he and two other men were hired to carry out the hit by three influential local politicians in Petchaburi, whose names were not divulged.

The other two men allegedly involved in the killing are already in custody.

The arrest ends an investigation by Region 7 Police, who will now face pressure to bring the masterminds to justice.

Phuket NEWS: Hitman

**jandajoy** · 13-07-2011, 07:58 PM

Originally Posted by dirtydog

Upon arrest, Thanin said he and two other men were hired to carry out the hit by three influential local politicians in Petchaburi, whose names were not divulged.

There's a surprise.

**Anteak** · 13-07-2011, 08:07 PM

Originally Posted by jandajoy

Originally Posted by dirtydog

Upon arrest, Thanin said he and two other men were hired to carry out the hit by three influential local politicians in Petchaburi, whose names were not divulged.

There's a surprise.

Large cash withdrawal's ahoy!

**Mickmac** · 13-07-2011, 08:31 PM

Bloody hell ! If he was "the 18th most wanted gunman in Thailand before his arrest"
does that mean there are 17 hitmen running around out there that are worse than him ?
And he put 26 bullets in his victim.
Amazing Thailand.

**tuktukdriver** · 13-07-2011, 09:17 PM

Remarried to a girl in Phuket. I wonder what bar she works in

**Bangyai** · 13-07-2011, 10:22 PM

Originally Posted by dirtydog

Upon arrest, Thanin said he and two other men were hired to carry out the hit by three influential local politicians in Petchaburi, whose names were not divulged.

But are most likely Democrats so as JJ says ........ no surprise there. Imagine if they had been PT though. What deep joy that would have been for a lot of people.

**CaptainNemo** · 14-07-2011, 07:12 AM

...as if there's any difference between either of 'em.

**Bobcock** · 14-07-2011, 08:36 AM

Local politicians don't tend to have links to any national parties, they are just local individuals representing a 'community minded family'......

**bobo746** · 14-07-2011, 08:41 AM

Originally Posted by dirtydog

Thanin “Dum” Kaewsakul, 46, was listed as the 18th most wanted gunman in Thailand

Where are the other seventeen ??????????

**Thormaturge** · 14-07-2011, 09:24 AM

^

Don't worry, they aren't after you.

**pet coon** · 14-07-2011, 09:38 AM

The other 17 are on the most wanted 75 to 100+ list. but many have died of old age since the last hit they are suspects in.

**Lorenzo** · 14-07-2011, 11:33 AM

Originally Posted by dirtydog

Upon arrest, Thanin said he and two other men were hired to carry out the hit by three influential local politicians in Petchaburi, whose names were not divulged.

Should be able to beat that info out of this scum in a day or two

Originally Posted by dirtydog

The arrest ends an investigation by Region 7 Police, who will now face pressure to bring the masterminds to justice.

Get back to the beating method so common in Thailand

**The Bold Rodney** · 14-07-2011, 11:45 AM

Originally Posted by dirtydog

Police, who will now face pressure to bring the masterminds to justice.

**Tom Sawyer** · 14-07-2011, 12:32 PM

Originally Posted by dirtydog

Upon arrest, Thanin said he and two other men were hired to carry out the hit by three influential local politicians in Petchaburi, whose names were not divulged.

And never will be. A deal will be done with them.

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