On September 30, two prisoners, Anon Denmat, 32 and Monton Kansaman, 47, escaped from a prison in Krabi province. Both were convicts in narcotic cases.
On Friday, police approached a hut where the two of them were suspected to be living. However, only Anon was found sleeping there with a gun in his hand.
The man was arrested immediately, together with two other persons who police suspected had a crime history.
Initially, the police acknowledged that Anon had escaped from Krabi to Trang and changed his hideouts several times. He had reportedly lived in the hut for a few days.
In addition to guns and bullets, police found over 3,000 amphetamines hidden in the hut.