Police break up motorcycle theft and registration fraud gang

Metropolitan Police detectives have busted a motorcycle theft and registration fraud gang, seizing a large amount of evidence. More than 40 officers from the Metropolitan Police Bureau and the Top G Investigation Unit raided a community in Village No. 5, Kamnan Maen Road, Bang Khun Thian Subdistrict, Chom Thong District, Bangkok, with arrest warrants for Mr. Suraphong, age 33, and Mr. Boonkhongkha, age 43, on drug-related charges. They also seized several items of evidence, including 6 motorcycles, 6 motorcycle frames, 7 motorcycle license plates, 12 motorcycle registration books, a Kasikorn Bank account book, an Apple iPhone 12 Pro Max, and 22 numbered stamp sets. Investigation of his history revealed that Mr. Boonkhongkha had been convicted of a theft case in 2008 in the Thonglor Police Station area, a firearms offense case in 2018 in the Bang Khun Thian Police Station area, a motorcycle theft case in 2019 in the Chaiyaphruek Police Station area, and Mr. Surapong had been convicted of a theft case in 20 14 in the Bang Khun Thian Police Station area. This case was the result of the arresting police investigating the case of a group of criminals who had been stealing motorcycles in many areas of Bangkok and had the stolen motorcycles sold, and some had new chassis numbers stamped to replace the license plates of other vehicles before being sold domestically and exported to neighboring countries for over 10 years. They found out that the house in Village 5, Kamnan Maen Road, Bang Khun Thian Subdistrict, Chom Thong District, Bangkok, was a shelter for dismantling motorcycles and a drug den in the Bang Khae community. Every day, Mr. Boonkhongkha, the leader, would order the gang members to go around stealing motorcycles. The investigation found that on some nights, they would steal as many as 4 motorcycles and replace their license plates. They would clearly divide their duties in order to avoid and make it difficult for the authorities to track and arrest them. They would take the motorcycles to dismantle and r e-stamp the chassis numbers, using license plates that had been auctioned, purchased, or pawned, and then replace them with the stolen vehicles. Others who received the vehicles as ordered would receive wages. Each time, approximately 1,500-2,000 baht, the police officers took both suspects and evidence into custody and sent them to the Bang Khun Thian Police Station for further legal proceedings. From questioning the suspect, he admitted to being involved with drugs. However, regarding the behavior of stealing cars, the arrested person denied it, saying that he had done it before but had stopped doing it at the beginning of this year. From the investigation, expanding the results and checking the information, including Mr. Boonkhongkha's financial path, it was found that there was still evidence indicating that he was still involved in car theft. In addition, there was information on contacting and talking with many other people involved in the gang, which was found to be linked to a motorcycle repair shop and a motorcycle transport company. The officers will expand the results and prosecute those involved in this motorcycle theft gang. -420- Thai News Agency Source: Thai News Agency