Na Jomtien;
A 53-year-old Chinese man reported the theft of camera and photography equipment valued at approximately 459,000 baht from his rented house in Na Jomtien. Police from Na Jomtien Police Station tracked down and arrested the suspect, an 18-year-old Myanmar national, at a local hotel recovering some of the stolen items.
On August 20th, 2026 at around 2:30 p.m., Pol. Lt. Col. Suphan Sophi, investigation inspector at Na Jomtien Police Station, received a complaint from the Chinese national. The man said multiple items had gone missing from his rented home in the Na Jomtien area. He filed a formal report and asked officers to locate and prosecute the suspect.
According to the victim’s account, he had hired the 18-year-old Myanmar man on the 16th of August 2026 to look after the house and its contents. When the owner returned to check the property on the 20th of August, he discovered the following items missing: two cameras and lenses worth about 300,000 baht; two long zoom lenses worth about 100,000 baht; five central consoles worth about 15,000 baht; five microphones worth about 30,000 baht; two boxes of camera batteries worth about 6,000 baht; two TV signal converter cables worth about 3,000 baht; and two SIM cards worth about 5,000 baht. The total estimated loss was 459,000 baht.
On the 21st of August, Pol. Col. Phisit Tangsirisathian, superintendent of Na Jomtien Police Station, led a team including Pol. Lt. Col. Adisorn Kobkoi, deputy superintendent for investigation; Pol. Lt. Col. Wirot Intachom, investigation inspector; Pol. Sub. Lt. Chamnong Sarnchat, deputy investigation inspector; and officers from the investigation unit of Division 2, Bureau of Investigation 1. They traced the suspect, identified as Mr. G, 18, a Myanmar national, to a hotel in Banglamung.
Officers found him inside a hotel room that was full of discarded beer bottles and disorganized. A search recovered a black Sony ZV-E10 camera, a white Sony ZV-E10 camera, and a black Sigma 18-50 mm lens, items matching the description of the missing property. The suspect was taken into custody for questioning.
He initially confessed to stealing the equipment from the victim’s house. Police showed the recovered items to the complainant, who confirmed they belonged to him. The items were seized as evidence. Officers charged the suspect with theft of an employer’s property or property in the employer’s possession. He and the evidence were handed over to investigators at Na Jomtien Police Station for further legal proceedings.
