[Bangkok Post] An RKK terror suspect wanted under two warrants was arrested in Yala province on Monday night. Tuanpeng Tayong was apprehended in a joint operation involving about 50 police and soldiers, who surrounded and then entered a house in Yaha district house. They also seized as evidence three mobile phones and a motorcycle modified to be fitted with a bomb. Tuanpeng is alleged to be a bomb maker. He was wanted under two warrants. The first is for involvement in a clash with a government force in Yaha district on Sept 8, 2016. The other is in connection with a gun robbery on Oct 21, 2016. Tuanpeng faces charges of assembly of arms and men in preparation for terrorist activities, bomb making, illegally carrying and using guns in public, and attempted murder.
He is believed to be a member of an RKK separatist group led by Saudi Satapo that operates in Yaha, Kabang, Krongpinang and Bannang Sata districts of Yala.