Former Postal Worker Arrested for Embezzling 200K Baht
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A former level-7 postal worker was arrested for embezzling parcel fees and cash from a safe 46 times, totaling over 200,000 baht, between 2017 and 2018 before fleeing across provincial borders. On October 27, 2026, reporters revealed that under the direction of Phumwisal Ketsamut, Secretary-General of the NACC, investigators led by Police Lieutenant Colonel Sarawut Khamluang and Police Lieutenant Colonel Chakkrit Prajanpon, along with officers including Acting Captain Chusakul Suttisirisilp, Attawat Pradenri, and Piyapan Premyothin from Sawankhalok Police Station, tracked down the suspect, identified only as Sunthon. He was wanted on an arrest warrant issued by the Criminal Court for Corruption and Misconduct Cases Region 6 (No. 17/2026, dated August 20, 2026).
Between 2017 and 2018, while serving as acting postmaster at Tron District Post Office in Uttaradit Province and as a cash custodian, the suspect exploited his position to collect cash-on-delivery parcels and domestic express mail payments but failed to remit the funds according to regulations, totaling 142,618 baht across 46 transactions. He also stole 68,120 baht from the office safe, bringing the total to 210,738 baht for personal gain.
The NACC found grounds for prosecution, but the accused failed to appear before prosecutors by the appointed deadline, prompting investigators to seek an arrest warrant. Investigation revealed the suspect had been hiding in a rental house in Sawankhalok district, Sukhothai. NACC officers joined Sawankhalok police to apprehend him on October 26, 2026, and he was delivered to the Criminal Court for Corruption and Misconduct Cases Region 6 for further legal proceedings.
