Chiang Rai police hunt gold heist suspects in Lao PDR

Matichon•Society•20d ago

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Chiang Rai police are coordinating with Lao PDR authorities to track two suspects who stole 184 baht weight of gold from a jewelry store in Chiang Khong.

•Two suspects stole gold weighing 184 baht valued at approximately 13,036,400 baht from Yaowarat Bangkok Gold Shop in Chiang Khong, Chiang Rai.
•Police Colonel Rattawit Wasinphongthanat of Chiang Khong Police Station is leading the pursuit of the suspects.
•The suspects used a rented motorcycle, which was abandoned by the Mekong River.
•Authorities have partially identified one suspect using immigration documents and CCTV footage from a shopping mall parking lot.

Overview

•Two suspects robbed the Yaowarat Bangkok Gold Shop in Chiang Khong, Chiang Rai, stealing gold necklaces weighing 64 baht and gold bracelets weighing 120 baht.
•The total weight of the stolen gold is 184 baht, with an approximate value of 13,036,400 baht.
•Police Colonel Rattawit Wasinphongthanat has mobilized officers to track the perpetrators and coordinated with security agencies in both Thailand and Lao PDR.
•Police Major General Manop Senakul, Commander of Chiang Rai Provincial Police, was reported to so that neighboring areas could search for clues.
•Tracking the suspects via the getaway motorcycle was difficult because the rental shop did not collect documents from the renters and lacked CCTV cameras.
•The suspects parked their motorcycle at a shopping mall parking lot at 15:56, and entered the gold shop with guns at 15:59.
•Police have partially identified one of the perpetrators by comparing immigration entry-exit documents and analyzing the suspects' physical appearances from CCTV.

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Key Entities

Person

Police Colonel Rattawit Wasinphongthanat(พ.ต.อ.รัฐวิชญ์ วศินพงศ์ธนัช)

Superintendent of Chiang Khong Police Station leading the pursuit of the gold heist suspects.

Police Major General Manop Senakul(พล.ต.ต.มานพ เสนากุล)

Commander of Chiang Rai Provincial Police.

Organization

Yaowarat Bangkok Gold Shop(ห้างทองเยาวราชกรุงเทพ)

The gold shop in Chiang Khong that was robbed of 184 baht weight of gold.

Chiang Khong Police Station(สภ.เชียงของ)

The police station managing the investigation into the gold heist.

Chiang Rai Provincial Police(ภ.จว.เชียงราย)

The provincial police office overseeing the investigation in Chiang Rai.

Place

Lao PDR(สปป.ลาว)ℹ️

The neighboring country where the suspects are believed to have fled.

Chiang Khong(เชียงของ)ℹ️

The district in Chiang Rai province where the gold heist occurred.

Chiang Rai(เชียงราย)ℹ️

The province where the crime took place.

Mekong River(แม่น้ำโขง)ℹ️

The river where the suspects abandoned their rented motorcycle.