Mortar shell discovered in Phuket storage box 'left by foreigner' for years

Police said the company, based in Chalong's Moo 8 locale, claimed they had been given several plastic boxes by a foreigner more than two years ago. But when the client had not made contact nor paid the outstanding storage fees, the company decided to open the boxes to inspect their contents, police said. Inside they found several items of clothes and other personal belongings. Buried under some clothes was a mortar round missile. That's when the company decided to notify the police. The police's bomb squad finally confirmed that the missile was only a shell and probably use for training purposes.