BANGKOK: A group of five hooded armed men robbed Bt197.96mil yen (RM7.4mil) in cash and a brand-new Ford pickup truck from a diamond merchant’s employees at a Bangkok condominium parking lot on Monday night.
Newly appointed city police chief Lt-General Charnthep Sesawet on Tuesday led police officers to inspect the robbery scene, while all city precinct superintendents were alerted to inform money-exchange shops in their jurisdictions to watch out for and alert police about anyone bringing 10,000 yen banknotes to exchange.
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