Woman held for rubber stock theft

TRANG: A former manager of local cooperative has been detained by the court for allegedly stealing rubber stock worth more than 300 million baht.

Nitda Atsem, 47, was taken by Crime Suppression Division police to the Trang Provincial Court yesterday, where she was remanded in detention after being arrested in Pak Tho district of Ratchaburi on Thursday.

She allegedly fled three years ago from Trang to Ratchaburi to escape charges in connection with stealing rubber stock from the cooperative and selling it to a private firm. Nitda was earlier convicted of issuing fake promissory notes causing damages worth 50 million baht. According to police, the theft has left the cooperative in financial distress. Nitda denied the charges.