Thai Police seize processed wood from ex-CIB chief's network

BANGKOK, November 29 (TNA) – Police on Saturday seized about 400 lots of processed wood from a house owned by a relative of a suspect believed to be in the network of detained former Central Investigation Bureau (CIB) chief Police Lieutenant General Pongpat Chayaphan. The seizure was made after police searched a house in Bang Yai district in Nonthaburi, suburban Bangkok, owned by relative of Chob Chinprapa, believed to have a close connection with Police Lieutenant General Pongpat, police said. They said the seized processed wood was hidden inside two large cargo containers. Sayan Chinprapa, a younger brother of Chob, reportedly told police that his brother had brought the processed wood and kept there about four years ago. Sayan said he only knew that the seized wood belonged to Police Lieutenant General Pongpat and Chob was asked to look after it. Police initially impounded the seized wood while asking Chob to show them ownership documents of the wood within one week. In case of failure to show the necessary documents, police said they will send them to the government Forest Industry Organisation. Saturday’s incident came after police on Friday searched a furniture shop in suburban Bangkok owned by another suspect with a close connection with Police Lieutenant General Pongpat and seized more than 2,800 wooden planks valued over seven million baht. (TNA)