Thai Police Probe Military-Grade Weapons Cache at Foreign Man's Home
Police found assault rifles, grenades and mines at the home after a traffic stop led investigators to a pistol in a car with two Chinese nationals.
- On Saturday, Thai police seized a vast arsenal of military-grade weapons at the Pattaya home of Chinese national Sun Mingchen, 31.
- The operation followed a traffic stop on Friday when police discovered a pistol in a vehicle carrying two Chinese nationals; Sun held a long-term visa and had lived in the property for two years.
- Investigators recovered two M16 assault rifles, hundreds of rounds of ammunition, and nearly 11 pounds of explosives, alongside Russian landmines, projectiles, and gasoline.
- Charged with illegal possession of unauthorized weapons, Sun could face up to 10 years in prison while local police chief Pongphan Wongmanithet told reporters they are "investigating security implications."
- Thai media reported the suspect's phone contained AI chatbot searches on plastic explosives, fueling "terrorist" concerns, though Chonburi province authorities stated there were no clear links to a planned attack.
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Thai police probe military-grade weapons cache at Chinese man’s home
Thai police are investigating a vast arsenal of military-grade weapons -- including assault rifles, explosives, grenades and anti-personnel mines -- found at the home of a Chinese man, authorities said Saturday.
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BANGKOK: Thai police are investigating a vast arsenal of military-grade weapons – including assault rifles, explosives, grenades and anti-personnel mines – found at the home of a Chinese man, authorities said today.
Huge arsenal seized from Chinese man in Chon Buri
A car crash in Chon Buri on Friday led to the discovery of a large cache of military-grade weapons belonging to a Chinese man, whose phone contained consultations with ChatGPT about sabotage, as well as videos of him training with the Cambodian “Hun Sen Bodyguard Unit”.
A Chinese man involved in a car accident was tracked down and his home in Chonburi province was searched, revealing a cache of weapons, including C4 explosives. He also possessed passports from both China and Cambodia. Locals say he is normally a friendly person.
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