Teen Arrested in Motorbike Theft Ring Supplying Border Market
Samut Prakan police arrested seven suspects, including three teenagers, in a motorcycle theft ring that supplied bikes to buyers across the border. Officers seized 15 Honda Wave motorbikes and two enclosed pickup trucks after tracing the bikes to a hideout under an expressway and a rented house in Chachoengsao. The youths said they stole the bikes to earn money for their parents, receiving up to 18,000 baht per bike after delivery.
At 2:00 p.m. on 14 October 2069, Pol Lt Gen Kittithanet Thannanthaveesin, Pol Lt Gen Thanin Chatcharoenjorn, Pol Col Chakkrit Srirojanakul, and other officers held a press conference after breaking up a motorcycle theft network. They arrested seven suspects, three of whom were juveniles aged 16‑17, and confiscated 15 Honda Wave motorbikes and two enclosed pickup trucks. The investigation began after a victim reported a stolen brown Honda Wave parked at the Eua‑Arthorn Phramitr building, room 18, Bang Mueang, Mueang Samut Prakan. Officers reviewed CCTV footage and traced the bike to a spot beneath the Kanchanaphisek expressway on Srinakarin Road. They observed a grey Toyota Vigo with Bangkok licence plates arriving at the location; a 17‑year‑old approached the hidden bike and directed its removal. Police then detained the driver and the teenager for questioning at Mueang Samut Prakan Police Station and expanded the inquiry. Follow‑up led officers to a rental house in Chachoengsao province used as a hideout, where they found more than 14 additional Honda Wave bikes and another enclosed pickup truck. During the raid some suspects tried to flee but were apprehended. The suspects said the ring was directed by a Thai financier who gave instructions by phone. Members scouted for targets, mainly Honda Wave 110‑125 cc motorbikes parked in dorms and state‑funded housing, because these models are in demand. To steal a bike they would break the ignition lock and hot‑wire it, ride it to a meeting point, then wait for an enclosed pickup truck to transport the bike to the Chachoengsao house. There the locks were changed before the bikes were prepared for shipment across the border. Riders received about 10,000‑20,000 baht per bike after delivery. A 16‑year‑old offender told police he chose Honda Wave 110‑125 cc models to sell via LINE to unknown buyers, receiving roughly 17,000‑18,000 baht per bike. He would leave the stolen bike at a friend’s house, contact the buyer to send a truck, and only get paid after the bike reached its destination. He said he had committed several thefts, sending 4,000‑5,000 baht each time to his parents, telling them he earned the money from odd jobs, and that his parents were unaware of his activities. He has not continued his education after dropping out.
