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Chiang Rai gold robbery suspects flee to Laos with 13 million baht haul
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Two suspects fled to Laos with gold jewellery worth about 13 million baht after robbing a shop in Chiang Rai on Tuesday, August 4.
The robbery took place on Tuesday evening at a gold shop inside a shopping mall in Chiang Khong district, Chiang Rai.
Security camera footage later showed the suspects abandoning the motorcycle in a wooded area near the giant golden catfish sculpture on the Mekong River in Chiang Rai.
Witnesses reportedly told police the suspect fled towards Luang Namtha province, near Bokeo, after crossing the border.
Another cross-border investigation followed a gold shop robbery in Tak province in March 2025, when a suspect was believed to have fled to Myanmar after stealing gold jewellery worth 4.7 million baht.