ORIGINAL SOURCE/WRITER: Assawin Pakkawan

A young man arrested for stealing 80 bolts from a railway track allegedly told police he sold them to get money for drugs. Bolt And Nut

Black Bolt And Nut Din933/Din931 The arrest came after an army patrol reported on Monday afternoon that many bolts were missing from the rail track between Khlong Nage and Padang Besar in Sadao district. A closer check found that 80 bolts used to fasten rail joints had been removed. Investigators began questioning junk shops in the area. At one shop a security camera recording showed two youths arriving on a motorcycle and selling the stolen railway bolts. Ong-art Phuakphong, 18, of tambon Padang Besar, was arrested. The other suspect was a 17-year-old from the same village. Mr Ong-art allegedly admitted stealing the bolts and selling them for money to buy drugs. Police were looking for the other suspect.