Noodle Vendor Confesses to Gold Shop Robbery of 26 Baht Worth Nearly 2 Million Baht

Police interrogated Chonlatip, a 48-year-old noodle vendor, after he robbed a gold shop and stole 11 gold necklaces weighing 26 baht. After the theft, he disposed of his Honda Wave motorcycle in a pond, burned his clothes, and hid the gold inside a 4x4 inch steel pillar at his home. Investigators tracked him down within 6 days, finding the stolen gold compressed with rice straw inside the pillar. The suspect reportedly committed the crime due to significant debt from informal loans and the need to support his children after separating from his wife.