RELEASED: 21 Sep 2023 at 11:55
A guy who stole gold accessories worth over one million baht in a gold store break-in in Pattaya before running away to South Korea has actually been apprehended after practically one year on the run.
Sunthorn Pinnak, 33, who was number 50 on a cops blacklist with a bounty of 80,000 baht on his head and was desired under an Interpol Red Notification for break-in, was apprehended in Taean-gun of Chungcheongnam-do province, South Korea, on Sept 7. A group of Thai cops flew to South Korea to extradite the suspect back to Thailand on Sept 18, stated Pol Maj Gen Itthiporn Phorthong, deputy chief of Authorities Area 2.
The arrest followed the break-in at the Aurora gold store at Lotus’s in Pattaya on the night of Nov 9 in 2015.
An only guy strolled into the store and asked to see a three-baht-weight of a gold locket. He then roamed around the store a number of times before all of a sudden taking out a weapon to threaten the store staff members. He quickly swept gold accessories from 2 trays and ran away with 34-baht-weight of gold, worth 1.07 million baht, stated Pol Maj Gen Itthiporn stated.
Authorities analyzed over 150 security cams along a 210-kiometre escape path. The officers collected proof relating to the weapon utilized by the suspect and other ideas that resulted in the burglar’s identity.
The examination discovered that the suspect had actually gotten away to South Korea on Dec 8, and his visa had actually ended on March 8. He had actually been working unlawfully in Pocheon town.
The examination group then looked for cooperation from Interpol to release a Red Notification for his arrest. The detectives worked carefully with Thai officers based in South Korea, Interpol and South Korean cops. They handled to detain the suspect, who had actually been working as a worked with hand at a chemical-free veggie garden in Chungcheongnam-do.
Throughout questioning, Mr Sunthorn confessed that he had actually attempted to avert arrest to leave penalty.
He was reminded Thailand to deal with charges associated with the gold store break-in.
