Police in Phang-nga province have arrested four men, after they found four AK-47 automatic assault rifles and dozens of rounds of ammunition in the sports utility vehicle in which they were travelling from the Deep South.
The four suspects were found to have residences in Yala, Pattani and Narathiwat provinces, known to be hotbeds of southern insurgency.
Police, manning a checkpoint in Tham Nam Phud sub-district in Phang-nga, stopped the vehicle for a search at about 4am on Saturday and discovered the four illegal weapons with one magazine and 63 rounds of ammunition.
The suspects claimed that they were heading to Phuket. Police are holding them for further questioning.
