Cyber police arrested a 54-year-old man for selling illegal guns online for over two years, delivering to customers nationwide, earning nearly 100,000 baht per month.
On 23 Dec 2024 GMT+7, Pol. Lt. Gen. Surapol Prembutr, Commander of the Cyber Crime Investigation Division, along with Pol. Lt. Gen. Naradet Thiprak, Commander assigned to the Office of the Police Chief, and Pol. Maj. Gen. Kritchat Bamrungratyot, Commander of Cyber Crime Investigation Division 4, ordered Pol. Col. Anucha Srisamrong, Chief of Division 2, Cyber Crime Investigation Division 4, Pol. Lt. Col. Siriwich Mahattanawisit, Deputy Chief of Division 2, Cyber Crime Investigation Division 4, Pol. Lt. Col. Promphon Nitwiboon, Deputy Chief of the Intelligence Analysis Division, Cyber Crime Investigation Division 4, assisting Division 2, Pol. Capt. Yutthaphong Omromkonsil, Officer of Cyber Crime Investigation Division 3, assisting Division 2, and Pol. Capt. Prempracha Utama, Officer of the Intelligence Analysis Division, assisting Division 2, executed a search warrant No. Kor. 453/2568 at a house on Mittraphan Road, Takli District, Nakhon Sawan Province. They arrested Anucha, 54, the homeowner, and seized evidence including two modified high-pressure PCP air rifles using No. 2 lead wadcutter bullets, two trigger assemblies, four rifle barrels, eight suppressor parts, 54 No. 2 lead wadcutter bullets, and 340 rounds of .22 caliber ammunition.
An investigation by Division 2, Cyber Crime Investigation Division 4, found a YouTube channel named “Longlakraft” illicitly selling unauthorized high-pressure air rifles, which can cause serious injury or death if fired at vital areas. Further inquiry identified Anucha as the channel owner and illegal firearms seller based in Nakhon Sawan. After gathering evidence, authorities obtained a court search warrant and arrested him with all seized items.
During interrogation, Anucha admitted to illegally selling these firearms and related equipment online nationwide for over two years. He assembled guns from parts purchased for resale at 16,500 baht each. Customers typically ordered two to three guns daily, yielding a profit of 2,000 to 3,000 baht per gun, with average monthly income between 60,000 and 90,000 baht.
He was charged with "manufacturing, assembling, repairing, altering, ordering, importing, possessing, or selling firearms and ammunition for commercial purposes without permission, and possessing firearms and ammunition without authorization." He was taken into custody and handed over to investigators to proceed with legal action.