Chinese suspect caught in Thailand armed robbery caper

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A suspected participant in a recent armed robbery, originally from China, was yesterday apprehended in the Sri Racha district of Chon Buri, as confirmed by the police.

The arrest of the Chinese man, Lui Jian, was backed by a warrant issued by the Criminal Court, charging him with armed robbery and the illicit possession of a knife and a firearm in public, as stated by Teeradet Thamsuri, commander of the Investigation Division of the Metropolitan Police Bureau.

The police report reveals that the 34 year old Chinese man, alongside five other mainland nationals, armed with knives and firearms, invaded a house in the Kesinee Ville housing estate in Huai Khwang’s Sam Sen Nok area on the evening of September 22. The gang lay in wait in the house whilst its three Chinese occupants were out exercising.

Upon the homeowners’ return,…