Two men were nabbed by the police in Chon Buri for stealing power cables from the Pattaya–Rayong motorway, an act that led to the complete shutdown of the CCTV system along the inter-provincial highway last month. The arrested individuals, 35 year old Anulak Obchoo, and 31 year old Traiphop Buahom, were caught in tambon Huai Yai of Bang Lamung district in the early hours of today.
The duo had been named in arrest warrants issued by the Pattaya Court. Upon their arrest, the police discovered around 40 kilogrammes of copper, power cables measuring nearly 100 metres, and cable cutters from their residence.
In the previous month, the police intercepted a gang in the act of stealing cables from the same motorway in tambon Nong Prue of Bang Lamung district. A 38 year old Lao man, Xammao Boutakeo, was apprehended during the operation, while the rest of…
