Police hunt Myanmar gang after 600,000 baht cable heist in

Police in Chon Buri arrested four Myanmar nationals for allegedly stealing electrical cables worth 600,000 baht from a construction site in Ban Bueng district. The robbery happened between 1:23am and 2:20am on June 4. The gang arrived in two pickup trucks and used a knife to threaten the security guard, who was then tied up and assaulted. CCTV footage reportedly showed the robbery, and investigators later traced one of the vehicles to a scrap shop in Rayong. Registration checks led police to an area in Pluak Daeng, Rayong, where they stopped a grey pickup truck matching the vehicle seen in the footage. The driver, identified as 34-year-old Ye Htwe, was taken in for questioning along with his girlfriend and her older sibling. Police said questioning led to the arrest of three more suspects: 27-year-old Sai Htet Aong, the alleged driver of another pickup; 18-year-old Wai Gan; and 34-year-old Ye Ko Lin. Police said Ye Htwe, Sai Htet Aong, Wai Gan, and Ye Ko Lin admitted taking part in the robbery and selling the stolen cables to a scrap shop. Officers later took the accused to the shop, where they confirmed that the cables had been sold there. Khaosod reported that police are searching for the remaining suspects, including a man identified only as Maung, who police said led the gang. Investigators believe the gang may have committed similar offences in areas under Khlong Kio, Nong Yai, and Pluak Daeng police stations. Elsewhere, a man suspected of stealing cables from Trang Hospital was injured after crashing his motorcycle while fleeing hospital security guards in Mueang Trang district, Trang province.

What happened

Police in Chon Buri arrested four Myanmar nationals for allegedly stealing electrical cables worth 600,000 baht from a construction site in Ban Bueng district. The robbery happened between 1:23am and 2:20am on June 4. The gang arrived in two pickup trucks and used a knife to threaten the security guard, who was then tied up and assaulted. CCTV footage reportedly showed the robbery, and investigators later traced one of the vehicles to a scrap shop in Rayong. Registration checks led police to an area in Pluak Daeng, Rayong, where they stopped a grey pickup truck matching the vehicle seen in the footage. The driver, identified as 34-year-old Ye Htwe, was taken in for questioning along with his girlfriend and her older sibling. Police said questioning led to the arrest of three more suspects: 27-year-old Sai Htet Aong, the alleged driver of another pickup; 18-year-old Wai Gan; and 34-year-old Ye Ko Lin. Police said Ye Htwe, Sai Htet Aong, Wai Gan, and Ye Ko Lin admitted taking part in the robbery and selling the stolen cables to a scrap shop. Officers later took the accused to the shop, where they confirmed that the cables had been sold there. Khaosod reported that police are searching for the remaining suspects, including a man identified only as Maung, who police said led the gang. Investigators believe the gang may have committed similar offences in areas under Khlong Kio, Nong Yai, and Pluak Daeng police stations. Elsewhere, a man suspected of stealing cables from Trang Hospital was injured after crashing his motorcycle while fleeing hospital security guards in Mueang Trang district, Trang province.

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