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Published on December 1, 2007

The only armed robber, who was seen by many witnesses, had been involved in three robberies in the past few years, two of which involved Siam Administrative Management (Samco).

Police said they had no clue who the two other robbers were.

Pol Maj-General Amnuay Nimmano, chief of Metropolitan Police Division 3, who is leading the investigation, said Thursday's heist and two other Samco truck robberies had been inside jobs by former Samco employees.

He said the first robbery had been of a truck company named Brink near Fashion Island Mall in the Bang Chan area.

Police released a sketch of the man, who they said was 1.75-1.8 metres tall and 35-40 years of age with a fair complexion.

Amnuay said the two Samco employees who were driving the truck on Thursday, Winai Phetwaree and Manop Mooldee, were innocent. Police interviewed them for several hours on Thursday night and checked their records. They had neither debts nor criminal records, he said.

A woman later turned up to protest her innocence, saying the licence plate attached to the Toyota Altis sedan used by the three robbers was actually registered in her name.

The Nation