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Firearms feud: Thai police nab duo for ‘shooting’ deal gone wrong

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Thai police arrested two men on charges of conspiring to shoot a firearms dealer. Their motive was the gun dealer’s alleged failure to deliver a firearm they had ordered for 9,000 baht.

The incident came to light when officers from Phetchakasem Police Station responded to a shooting report at approximately 10pm on October 30. After reviewing CCTV footage from the crime scene on Soi Bang Kaew 16 in Bangkok, it was evident that two suspects had arrived on a motorbike.

The passenger dismounted, opened fire on the arms dealer, identified as Charnchon “Que” Srithong, and subsequently fled on the motorcycle.

Further investigation led to the identification of the two suspects as 20 year old Patawee “Dan” Suebprasit and 20 year old Weerayut “A” Hongchumpae. Dan was apprehended at his residence in Samut Sakhon, a central…

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