Please agree to our privacy policy to enable news listening. (Central News Agency Pattaya Comprehensive Foreign News Report on the 9th) Thailand found a 31-year-old Chinese man possessing a large number of military-grade weapons, ammunition, grenades, landmines, bomb vests and high-power explosives in Sattahip, near Pattaya. Because the matter involves national security risks, the Royal Police Chief ordered an in-depth investigation. The Pattaya News reported that the suspect Mingchen Sun (transliteration) was initially detained for his involvement in a vehicle overturning accident in the Na Jomtien area. The police found a pistol and multiple magazines in the car, and then searched his rental house in an alley in Huay Yai. During the operation, authorities seized a large number of military-grade weapons, including grenades, bulletproof vests, landmines, booby traps and explosive vests. This operation has attracted high-level attention. Chonburi Police Chief Pongphan Wongmanithet personally arrived at the scene last night to direct the investigation. When interviewed, Peng Pan said that the Chief of the Royal Thai Police Kittirat Phanphet has instructed a comprehensive investigation of this case, especially the impact on national security and public safety. “We are investigating at every level, including national security concerns,” he said. To avoid affecting the handling of the case, the details of the explosives and possible motives of the suspects are not being released to the public for the time being. The police are tracing the sources of weapons and explosives, but have not yet found any connection with any specific planned attack. Grandson has been renting the house for about two years with a monthly rent of 38,000 baht. Records show that he entered Thailand for the first time in 2020 on a tourist visa, and then entered and exited many times. Holding an elite visa valid for 5 years, his latest entry was on January 27 this year. Sunnan holds Chinese, Cambodian and Dominican passports, and a pink official identity certificate issued to non-Thai long-term residents. He is registered in the Khlong Sam Wa area of Bangkok. He is also reported to have a Thai national identity card number and used to live in Chiang Mai. The police are still working out the details of the documents he holds and how they were obtained. The items seized by the police in Sun Nan’s car included: 1 Glock 26 pistol (Glock 26), 2 Glock 26 magazines, 10 rounds of 9 mm bullets, 1 M16 magazine, 28 rounds of 5.56 mm bullets, and 1 other magazine. Also seized at his residence: 2 M16 assault rifles, 9 M16 magazines, 763 rounds of 5.56 mm bullets, a total of approximately 4832.4 grams of C4 plastic explosives, 4 Russian POMZ-2 landmines, 4 BA/WA grenades, and 1 Korean K75 grenade 1 Myanmar M6/01 hand grenade, 7 electric detonators, 3 PONZ-2 mine fuses, 2 POMZ-2 safety pins, 2 sets of remote control transmitters and receivers, 3 bulletproof vests, 2 gas masks, 6 gas mask filters, and 4 barrels of 20-liter flat oil drums of gasoline. Neighbors described the grandson as friendly and polite, and he often greeted people cordially. Residents who did not want to be named pointed out that they were deeply shocked after hearing that C4 and other explosives were hidden in the residential area, saying that if they detonated, they would endanger the safety of all residents. (Compiled by: He Hongru) 1150509 Support the Central News Agency’s choice to stand with the facts. Every donation you make is a small amount of support to protect press freedom. Download the Central News Agency’s “First-hand News” APP to get the latest news in real time. The text, pictures and audio and video of this website may not be reproduced, publicly broadcast or publicly transmitted and used without authorization.
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