BANGKOK – Police and local administration teams joined forces in Southern Thailand to track down “Mee Changklang,” a wanted gunman linked to multiple killings. Police say he had been hiding in a treehouse built high on a mountain, but they caught him when he came down to buy supplies.
On March 12, 2026, Pol. Col. Chaipat Srirueang, superintendent of Tham Phannara Police Station, led a joint operation with investigators from Provincial Police Region 8 and local officials in Tham Phannara District.
Their target was Mr. Gomin, also known as “Mee Changklang,” 51, from Changklang Subdistrict, Changklang District, Nakhon Si Thammarat. Authorities say he is a key suspect in a premeditated murder case and was wanted under an arrest warrant issued by the Wiang Sa Provincial Court in Surat Thani.
The case occurred in the area of Phra Saeng Police Station, Surat Thani. Investigators learned that Gomin had fled and was hiding in Kalyanamit Cave Mountain, a high mountain in Village 7, Dusit Subdistrict, Tham Phannara District, Nakhon Si Thammarat. The area sits near the border with Khao Niphan in Wiang Sa District, Surat Thani.
Officers later received information that he would leave the mountain to purchase food and other supplies to store at his hideout. Because of that, the team set up surveillance and waited. When they spotted him, they moved in, detained him, and confirmed his identity against the warrant.
During a search, officers reportedly found an 11 mm handgun and several rounds of ammunition. They seized the weapon as evidence.
Gomin told police he had been living on the mountain and had built a treehouse high up in a large tree on Kalyanamit Cave Mountain. After that, officers escorted him to the site for a search. The trip required a hike of more than 2 kilometers uphill.
At the location, the team found a treehouse positioned so high that it was hard to notice without close attention. Inside and around the hideout, police also recovered a long-barreled shotgun and more ammunition, according to officials.
During questioning, Gomin claimed he had spent much of his life as a hired gun and said there were many victims over the years. He also mentioned a major case from several years ago involving the killing of a village headman in Tham Phannara District, for which he served eight years in prison.
After his release, he said, he returned to taking contract killing jobs and described the total number of killings as more than ten. He added that he was paid hundreds of thousands of baht per job but never managed to keep the money because he was always on the run.
He also told police that a former employer had allegedly sent another gunman to track him down to silence him. Because of that, he said, he fled deeper into the forest. Still, he did not expect officers to catch him during a supply run.
For now, police say they are reviewing old case information and moving forward with the active warrants already issued.
