The stolen weapons in Phatthalung were smuggled out of an Army's arsenal over time but culprits made it appeared like a break-in, Army chief General Anupong Paochinda said on Tuesday.
Anupong vowed to get to the bottom of the matter in order to bring culprits to justice. The theft is seen as an insider job.
"I think the theft involved certain rogue soldiers," Anupong said, hinting at the individual crime and not an arms smuggling ring as previously believed.
In the face of the theft, the Army has launched a security review at its arms depots and ordered arsenal checks for every two months.
