Man Returns Toy Gun After Police Recover Firearms From Robbery
A man discarded a toy gun in frustration after police recovered nearly nothing from his home robbery, leaving rare firearms and millions of baht in valuables still missing despite suspects' confessions and release without charges.
After over a year waiting for his stolen firearms to be recovered, Nak Chalie posted a video throwing a toy gun into a garbage bin after police told him to collect his belongings. The collectors' edition firearms, each with sentimental and historical value—some over 100 years old and properly licensed—remain missing along with cash, gold, and valuables worth tens of millions of baht stolen in the break-in. Nak Chalie recounts how thieves drilled into his safe despite the house being locked with nearly 3-meter walls, and how suspects were arrested within two days with fingerprint evidence and full confessions. However, police advised him to stay calm and not escalate the matter, then released the suspects to "return the items gradually." Only one gun was returned; the rest and all valuables remain missing. The suspects were released without prosecution or compensation, and despite monthly assurances from police that they were "following up," the thieves grew wealthier—buying new cars and upgrading their homes. Nak Chalie's case resurfaced in the news in March, but justice has yet to materialize.
