Pattaya –
Officers from the Anti Money Laundering Office (ALMO) today (May 21st) inspected the luxury mansion that was the site of a shooting of two police officers who part of a team serving a search warrant when they were reportedly opened fire upon by a foreign national holding a passport from St. Kitts and Nevis.
Two police officers from the Region 2 Police (Chonburi) sustained serious injuries from gunshot wounds after bringing a search warrant to a luxury mansion reportedly occupied by foreign nationals in Huayyai around 5:00 P.M. on May 19th.
A team of the Region 2 police, Forensic Police, and officers from the Anti Money Laundering Office (ALMO) inspected properties at the luxury mansion.
Officers found the people who lived at the mansion are the suspect Mr. Zhang Yang, 35, holding a passport from St. Kitts and Nevis, his wife, a foreign national whose nationality was not named, his Thai adopted child, and three household staff members working for Zhang and his wife (1 Thai and 2 Myanmar nationals).
Mr. Zhang is also known by his nickname “Leo”, according to Region 2 police, and reportedly told police his two guns were bought from a Thai. Officers found six luxury cars at the mansion and on adjacent property. Documents viewed by The Pattaya News also appear to show that Mr. Zhang was on a 28 day overstay.
Officers from ALMO are investigating to find the source of all the suspect’s property, reviewing documents and electronic devices seized at the scene. A lawyer for the suspect has previously claimed Mr. Yang is a legitimate real estate agent. Investigating police do not fully believe this claim, pointing to firearms seized at the site as well as riot equipment such as bulletproof vests, riot shields, and bulletproof barricades. The lawyer has claimed the suspect opened fire out of fear as he claims he did not know who the men entering his home were.
TPN Media will provide further updates as they are given. The main suspect remains in custody at this time.
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