Pattaya Police find knife and gun in car with group of teens

Pattaya Police found a knife, gun, and bullets in a car with a group of teens during a routine traffic checkpoint in the early hours of this morning.

The checkpoint, located on Pattaya Second Road, was set up at 2am to search for drugs, weapons, and illegal items. Officers were checking vehicles when they noticed a group of teenagers acting suspiciously in a car.

After searching the car, the police discovered a .38 calibre handgun with three bullets, a knife, and alcohol. One of the teenagers also had a high amount of alcohol in his system, The Pattaya News reported.

Officers arrested the teens and brought them to Pattaya Police Station for questioning. The owner of the gun, a 25 year old man named Sirichai Srilert, was with the group. He admitted to purchasing the gun for 10,000 Baht from the Internet. He claimed that…