Sam Khok Police showcased their skill by apprehending a motorcycle theft gang that was exporting stolen bikes to neighboring countries. They arrested three suspects, seized one covered pickup truck, and 15 motorcycles. Two of the suspects are teenagers aged 16 and 17 who operated across Bangkok, Nonthaburi, and Pathum Thani.
At 14:30 on 25 Feb 2026 GMT+7, Police Major General Peerapol Chotiksethien, Chief of Pathum Thani Provincial Police, Police Colonel Wisnurak Prommet, Deputy Chief of Pathum Thani Provincial Police, Police Colonel Theparit Chao Navik, Superintendent of Sam Khok Police Station, Police Lieutenant Colonel Chakkaj Lekaram, Deputy Superintendent of Investigations at Sam Khok Police, Police Lieutenant Colonel Chonmabum Luangho, Investigator, and the Sam Khok Police investigative team
jointly held a press conference about arresting a motorcycle theft gang exporting stolen bikes to neighboring countries. Three suspects were caught: Mr. Thinkorn Thammuong, 26, from Chiang Rai, along with a white Isuzu D-Max covered pickup truck, license plate 3ฒฉ-8872 Bangkok, which was used to transport stolen motorcycles for sale abroad; and two accomplices, identified as Mr. A (alias), 16, from Pathum Thani, and Mr. B (alias), 17, from Phichit, partners who roamed to steal motorcycles. The 15 seized motorcycles were prepared for export to Laos.
Police Major General Peerapol Chotiksethien, Chief of Pathum Thani Provincial Police, explained that a group of criminals had been repeatedly stealing motorcycles in Pathum Thani and nearby areas. On 13 Feb 2026 GMT+7, at about 00:40, Sam Khok Police reported that thieves stole a Honda PCX160 motorcycle, gray-black, license plate 1กธ-2796 from Sa Kaeo, from in front of an unnamed dormitory at 35/102 inside a village alley in Moo 2, Bang Pho Nuea Subdistrict, Sam Khok District, Pathum Thani.
He ordered the deputy chief responsible and the Sam Khok Police superintendent along with the investigative team to rapidly track and arrest the suspects by reviewing CCTV footage along routes likely used by the criminals to flee.
Following investigations, police identified one suspect as Mr. Thinkorn Thammuong, 26, owner of the white Isuzu D-Max covered pickup truck used to load the stolen Honda PCX160 motorcycle, gray-black, license plate 1กธ-2946 Sa Kaeo, which was stolen by the criminals.
On 19 Feb 2026 GMT+7, Sam Khok Police investigative team arrested Mr. Thinkorn at a parking lot beside a dormitory in Moo 5, Mahasawat Subdistrict, Bang Kruai District, Nonthaburi. They seized the covered pickup truck used in the crime and two motorcycles reported stolen from Khlong Luang and Pratunam Chulalongkorn police jurisdictions.
During interrogation, Mr. Thinkorn confessed that he transported stolen motorcycles loaded onto his truck to financiers in Nakhon Phanom Province to be forwarded for sale in Laos.
Police continued investigations to identify accomplices. Mr. Thinkorn stated that the thieves who directly stole the motorcycles were Mr. A, 16, and Mr. B, 17.
Authorities then collected evidence, obtained arrest warrants, and apprehended the two teenage suspects on 23 Feb 2026 GMT+7 along the railway road in Moo 2, Bang Phun Subdistrict, Mueang Pathum Thani District. They seized a red Honda Wave110 motorcycle without license plates (later identified as กกม-294 Pathum Thani) used as the getaway vehicle.
They were charged with “joint nighttime theft using a vehicle to facilitate the crime or the transport of stolen goods to evade arrest, or receiving stolen goods.” The suspects were interrogated further, leading police to recover an additional 13 stolen motorcycles stored in Bangkok, Nonthaburi, and Pathum Thani areas, awaiting transfer to Mr. Thinkorn.
Police Major General Peerapol added that the investigation revealed the stolen motorcycles were taken from Pathum Thani, Nonthaburi, and Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya provinces, totaling 15 bikes. The suspects also admitted to having already sold 25 stolen motorcycles. Further investigations are underway to apprehend financiers and other network members.
He also urged motorcycle owners to protect their vehicles by locking chains or disc brakes, as thieves prefer stealing motorcycles that are easier to steal.