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