Bangkok Post : 2 nabbed for B200m Supoj home heist
2 nabbed for B200m Supoj home heist
- Published: 18/11/2011 at 12:00 AM
- Newspaper section: News
A man has allegedly confessed to stealing more than 200 million baht in cash from the house of transport permanent secretary Supoj Saplom.
Police have caught two of the six men who allegedly robbed transport permanent secretary Supoj Saplom’s house in Wang Thonglang district on Nov 11. The suspects are Singthong Jaichuencho, second right, and Saokaew Namwong, right. CHANAT KATANYU
The Metropolitan Police Bureau announced yesterday the capture of two suspects, Singthong Jaichuencho, 44, and Saokaew Namwong, 59, who allegedly burgled Mr Supoj's house in Lat Phrao Soi 64 of Wang Thonglang district on Nov 11. Mr Singthong said he, Mr Saokaew and four other men who are still at large, including the gang leader, broke into the house and took the money.
Mr Singthong claimed that when the gang entered the house, they found between 700 million baht to 1 billion baht in cash stuffed into bags.
Mr Singthong was arrested at a rented house in the Khlong Ton area of Bangkok and Mr Sakaew was detained in Chiang Rai.
Pol Gen Panupong said the gang had planned the burglary for a year and the stolen money was split between them.