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Police trace welfare gun sold through four officers to Chinese suspect tied to explosives cache and Cambodia military training clips - Thai Enquirer Current Affairs
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Thai police are expanding a major investigation into Chinese national Mingchen Sun after discovering a police welfare firearm, military-grade weapons, C4 explosives, alleged Cambodian military training footage and suspicious Thai registration records linked to the 31-year-old suspect.
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- The latest development centers on a Glock 26 pistol recovered from Mingchen Sun in Chonburi, which investigators say was originally purchased through a Metropolitan Police Bureau welfare program by a deputy suppression inspector at Sai Mai
Summary
The latest development centers on a Glock 26 pistol recovered from Mingchen Sun in Chonburi, which investigators say was originally purchased through a Metropolitan Police Bureau welfare program by a deputy suppression inspector at Sai Mai Police Station in 2002. Welfare firearms are prohibited from being sold or transferred except through inheritance.
Metropolitan Police Bureau chief Lt. Gen. Siam Boonsom said investigators traced the gun through at least four police owners before it ended up with the suspect.