Bangkok (The Nation/ANN) - Two more suspects in the December robbery of an Indian businessman have been arrested, police said yesterday, bringing the number of people in custody in the case to seven.
Police arrested Chuanchom Srichan, 29, and Weerayut Ngamkhieo, 24, and confiscated Bt2.6 million worth of various foreign currencies, pistols and a gold necklace from the two suspects.
Earlier, Chuanchom fled to Khok Sung district in the eastern province of Sa Kaew. He was later ordained as a monk at a temple there. Weerayut, who is a volunteer attached to the Military Police, was arrested in Kut Rang district of Maha Sarakham province in the Northeast.
Chuanchom confessed to taking bags from the victim's car, and Weerayut confessed that he threatened the victim and his driver with a gun.
The development follows the arrests of five members of the suspected robbery gang announced Friday.
The last member of the gang - Uttaraphong Kangnok - remains at large.
The gang robbed Abdullah Rehman, 52, who runs a currency-exchange business in Thailand, while he was in his car on Si Phraya road in Bangkok's Bang Rak district on December 30.
They took seven bags containing many different currencies amounting to more than Bt50 million.
Police have seized a total of 54 million baht (US$1.71 million) worth of banknotes from the suspects.
Police believed they would be able to arrest Uttaraphong soon since he and Weerayut work for the military.
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