Saturday, Nov 03, 2012
Six teenagers were arrested on Thursday night after triggering a home-made bomb in return for a small amount of money and drugs.
According to police, the suspects said they were each promised Bt100 (S$4) and one methamphetamine pill to trigger the device to spread fear in the violence-plagued region.
Songkhla Governor Krissada Boonraj said yesterday that the suspects were arrested in Chana district's tambon Ta Morsai.
They implicated Subet Hussen, 39, who is now on the run.
Krissada said the young suspects were found in possession of another home-made bomb, two firecrackers, six methamphetamine tablets and five bullets.
"They appeared to be high on the drug," he said.
Krissada praised kamnan, village heads and local officials for assisting soldiers and police in trying to curtail the unrest in the deep South.
Meanwhile, Pattani Governor Pramuk Lamun announced the arrest of four suspects involved in staging a bomb attack that killed six people and injured 53 others on September 21.
The attack occurred in front of a gold shop in Pattani's Sai Buri district.
Pattani police chief Maj-General Ekkapop Prasittiwattanachai said the targeted search in Sai Buri led to the arrests of Hapizi Jehna, 22, Yawari Hama, 22, Rowi Salae, 23, and Aleusu Nawae, 40. They were charged with terrorism and numerous other offences, he said.
"They are members of RKK," Ekkapop said, referring to the separatist group Runda Kumpulan Kecil.
