Photo courtesy of KhaoSod. Officials from the Department of Fine Arts and the Crime Suppression Division have apprehended a gang of antique hunters, who had been selling their finds through Facebook. Over 1,000 items were seized in the raid which took place today. The operation that nabbed the antique hunters was led by Major General Jiraphop Puridej, the head of the Crime Suppression Division, along with Lieutenant Colonel Montri Thesakhan, the chief of the Sub-Division 4, and Phanom Butr Jantarasoti, the Director-General of the Department of Fine Arts. The antique hunters, identified as 26 year old Thosporn and 19 year old Thospol were caught in the area of Soi Fa in Photharam district, Ratchaburi province. Another suspect, 46 year old Sri-On, was apprehended in Tha Wang Thong sub-district, Mueang district, Phayao province. The hunters were charged with illegal possession and sale of antiques.
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