One of two suspects involved in last week’s 3.3-million-baht robbery at a Bangkok shopping mall car park has been arrested in Laos, according to a source from the Metropolitan Police Bureau.
Nanthaporn Pianthamdee, a 35-year-old suspect in the July 3 robbery at a mall in Suan Luang district, was detained in Khammouane province, Laos.
The robbery was reported by a 44-year-old victim who claimed he was robbed of 3.3 million baht after withdrawing the money from a bank. The victim said he was returning to his car with a bag of cash when two armed men approached him. The suspects allegedly forced him into the car, took the bag, and fled on a motorcycle.
The source indicated that Nanthaporn is considered dangerous due to his criminal record. He has previously been convicted of robbery and sexual assault and is wanted in connection with a case in Bangkok’s Chok Chai area in December.
Additionally, Nanthaporn is suspected of robbing a gold shop in Laos on July 1, just days before the Bangkok mall robbery.
