A gunman has stolen gold valued at four.5 million in the type of gold necklaces at a Lotus grocery store in Nakhon Ratchasima in northeastern Thailand. He ambushed the shop yelling… “This is a robbery. I have a gun.” The incident was caught on digicam, and no person was hurt during the heist. Other gold heists have not ended peacefully.
Many Thai-style shopping centres have related gold shops near their entrances and are the target of frequent robberies, or attempted robberies.
The man leaped over the display case and quickly scooped gold necklaces off a tray into a bag before fleeing on a motorcycle with no license plate. The heist took solely around 20 seconds.
No risk of the staff advised police that th took 51 3-baht (weight) gold necklaces, valued at round 4.5 million baht.
“Raw” gold or bullion (standard purity of Thai gold is 96.5% slightly over 23 K): 1 baht = 15.244 grams x zero.965 = 14.71046 grams, or zero.47295236 troy ounce (mass). In the case of jewelry, one baht ought to be more than 15.sixteen grams. – Wikipedia
He was sporting a full black outfit: black jeans, a black jacket, and a full black face masks. Security digital camera footage is being examined by police to identify and chase down the offender..