BANGKOK – The Highway Police arrested a 31-year-old man after finding a pickup truck fitted with fake red plates bearing a lucky number, G-9999 Bangkok. The suspect said he misunderstood the rules and did not know any better.
He also claimed his younger brother saw him backing out a brand-new vehicle and decided to arrange the temporary plates for him, using the number G-9999 Bangkok.
The arrest took place on July 5, 2026, after officers from Highway Police Division 7, led by Pol. Col. Intrat Panya, ordered a patrol team from Highway Police Subdivision 5, Division 7, to investigate the vehicle.
The team, including officers from the Thang Luang Highway Police unit, found the gray Isuzu personal pickup with red plates parked on the roadside in front of a convenience shop with the engine still running. After checking the vehicle, officers found that the plates did not match government-issued standards and that the truck had no temporary plate logbook, which raised immediate suspicion.
Key takeaways
- Police say the pickup carried fake red plates with the number G-9999 Bangkok.
- The driver, identified as a 31-year-old man, was charged with forging and using forged official documents.
- Officers said the vehicle had no proper temporary plate record and the plate details did not match official records.
When the officers approached, they asked the man standing near the shop about the pickup. He admitted the truck was his and said he had driven it from Mueang District in Yala Province to the spot where it was parked. The vehicle’s behavior and the details on the plates made the officers suspicious, so they identified themselves and carried out a full inspection.
The inspection showed that the red plates on the pickup had marks that did not match official plates issued by the Department of Land Transport. Police also found that the vehicle information did not match the registration number on the plates. Because of that mismatch, and because there was no temporary plate logbook, officers concluded the two plates, front and back, were fake. They seized both plates as evidence.
Charges and police processing
Officers then informed the man that he was being arrested for forging and using forged official documents. They also explained his legal rights and took him to Lam Mai Police Station in Mueang District, Yala, where they recorded the arrest. He was later handed over to investigators at the same station for legal proceedings.
During the first round of questioning, the suspect said he had bought the pickup from a showroom in Mueang District, Narathiwat Province. Since the truck was new and had no license plates yet, he said his younger brother worried that he might be stopped or fined by police.
According to the suspect, his brother then arranged the fake red plates with the number G-9999 Bangkok and put them on the truck until the real plates arrived. Police said they were already aware of the truck before the arrest, after a previous stop on July 3, 2026.
Temporary red plates are meant to be used under strict transport rules while a new vehicle waits for its official registration. When a plate is fake, or when the vehicle record does not match the plate number, the problem becomes a criminal case, not just a traffic issue. Police are now moving forward with charges based on the forged documents found on the truck.
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