The agency is checking the credibility of the clue before doing anything that might waste the state budget, DSI deputy chief Pol Major Suriya Singhakamon said on Friday. Suriya also said that DSI officials, along with Pathum Thani senior monks and National Office of Buddhism representatives, had conducted an unannounced search of the temple on Wednesday night. They found that the ex-abbot’s room in Daowadeung Building had no sign of anyone using it. The ex-abbot’s room appeared clean and unused, he said, although some items were reportedly moved. DSI would now investigate the temple’s monks and close disciples who had records of travelling overseas, the source said.

Source: The Nation Bangkok December 22, 2017 07:52 UTC