Twelve suspected Briefing the press about the Feb 16-23 operation, Maj Gen Preecha Chanocha said 12 members of the Runda Kumputlan Kecil (RKK) were captured and 38 weapons and medical supply items were seized in a raid in Yala province. All of the suspects subsequently confessed.
The detainees are allegedly linked to six attacks in Narathiwat including an attack at the army base in January. Four soldiers, including an army company commander, were killed and six others were injured.
Gen Preecha also said that in Yala town, security officials plan to increase the number of checkpoints from 20 to 37 after a recent car bombing incident. They asked for help from the local authorities and civilians to install more surveillance cameras.