Eighteen weapons and almost 1,000 rounds of ammunition for various types of firearms were seized from a house of a 29-year-old man who is a nephew of the owner of a tobacco factory in Kanchanaburi. Mr Sirachai, a nephew of the owner of a private tobacco firm in the province, said he was a firearms collector. He had bought some of the seized firearms and others were mortgaged with him by other people, he added. Police initially pressed charges of possessing illicit drugs, illegal possession of firearms and carrying them in public areas without permission. Six rifles are among firearms seized from the house of Sirachai Siangchee, 29, in Kanchanaburi.

Source: Bangkok Post September 22, 2018 12:09 UTC