Suvarnabhumi motorbike racers busted

Security camera footage from Suvarnabhumi airport alerted authorities to the motorbike races that were taking place and led to arrests. (Supplied photo)

A total of 32 motorcycle riders, including 11 minors, have been arrested and 28 bikes seized for racing inside the Suvarnabhumi airport compound on Friday night.

They were rounded up after security camera footage showed racing taking place on Suvarnabhumi Sai 3 Road.

The 32 people arrested included 27 males and five females. Eleven of those caught were between 14 and 18 years old.

Kittipong Kittikachoarn, the airport’s security director, said officials had been instructed to strictly enforce rules related to vehicle movements on airport property, especially groups of people that tend to hold races at night.

Those arrested will be charged with driving without considering the safety of others and careless driving.

Some of the arrested racers and their vehicles await processing outside the police station at Survarnabhumi airport.



