Five men and 35 tons of weapons—including small arms and rocket propelled grenades—were intercepted in Thailand late last year as they attempted to fly from North Korea to an unknown destination.
The men who were arrested, will now be deported to their home countries—the pilot to Belarus, and four crew members to Kazakhstan. Thailand will not press charges because it isn’t in the country’s interests to do so, Kayasit Phitsawongprakarn with the attorney general’s office said Thursday, according to CNN.
“The weapons are now evidence. We are waiting for the owners to claim them,” Kayasit said. “If after one year no one claims, it will belong to Thailand and the Defense Ministry will decide what to do with them.” A leaked document showed evidence that the plane’s final destination was Iran.
The men who were arrested, will now be deported to their home countries—the pilot to Belarus, and four crew members to Kazakhstan. Thailand will not press charges because it isn’t in the country’s interests to do so, Kayasit Phitsawongprakarn with the attorney general’s office said Thursday, according to CNN.
“The weapons are now evidence. We are waiting for the owners to claim them,” Kayasit said. “If after one year no one claims, it will belong to Thailand and the Defense Ministry will decide what to do with them.” A leaked document showed evidence that the plane’s final destination was Iran.
