The investigation into the theft of 160 guns from a Nonthaburi police station concluded on Wednesday, with 23 suspects arrested and charged for receiving stolen goods, while eight senior officers are set to be punished for dereliction of duty.
The probe followed the arrest of Chaowalit Phumkhachorn, a former crime suppression officer attached to Pak Kret station, for stealing guns from his base last October.
He was sentenced to 270 years in prison for theft, illegal possession of firearms, and several other firearms-related offences, though he will only serve 50 years as allowed under Thai law.
Deputy national police chief, Pol Gen Surachate Hakparn, said Chaowalit’s arrest led to the arrests of 23…
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