Husband, nine-month pregnant wife caught with drugs
A YOUNG Thai couple with the woman nine-month pregnant were arrested in Udon Thani province after police found 1,581 methamphetamine pills and 3.4 grammes of crystal methamphetamine (Ice) in their possession, Sanook.com said this evening (Sept. 14). Pol. Col. Kan Tangvijit, superintendent of Ban Phue police station, was tipped off that drugs were going […]
Read MoreOver 60m baht assets seized in raids on 4 drug networks
A LARGE-SCALE operation against four major drug networks along the northern border led to the seizure of big amounts of methamphetamine pills, Ketamine and raw opium as well as the impounding of over 60 million baht assets from one of them, Matichon newspaper said. Pol. Lt. Gen. Sarayuth Sanguanphokai, chief of Narcotics Suppression Bureau, […]
Read MoreSoldier arrested on drug charges in Chiang Rai
A TEAM of Chaing Rai policemen arrested a soldier after finding 2 million methamphetamine pills hidden in 20 sacks of hay at a house he had rented in this northern province, Naewna newspaper said today (Mar. 25). The policemen from Provincial Police Region 5, Mueang Chiang Rai and Ban Du police stations raided this […]
Read MoreTwo brothers arrested on drug charges in Bangkok
TWO brothers were arrested on drug charges in Bangkok’s Nong Chok district after 3.3 kilogrammes of crystal methamphetamine (Ice) and 1.5 million methamphetamine pills were seized from their mother’s house, TV Channel 7 said today (Feb. 18). Pol. Lt. Gen. Samran Nuanma, head of Metropolitan Police Bureau, together with other senior police officers told […]
Read More2m meth pills being smuggled to Bangkok for New Year seized
FIVE men were arrested on the charges of attempting to smuggle over 2 million methamphetamine pills from Nong Khai province to Bangkok for sale during the New Year festivities, Amarin TV said today (Dec. 30). Pol. Maj. Gen. Thammasak Pinthong, deputy chief of Provincial Police Region 4, together with other senior officers briefed the press […]
Read MoreTwo held in Australia over alleged plot to import 314kg heroin from Thailand
AUSTRALIAN Federal Police officers arrested two men on Thursday with one being labelled the country’s “most significant organised crime threat” for allegedly planning to import hundreds of kilogrammes of heroin hidden in cans of paint which Thai customs officials seized last July, Amarin TV, Australian Associated Press and Daily Mail said. The two men […]
Read More2 jobless young men nabbed for growing marijuana at their condo
TWO jobless young university graduates were caught red handed trying to sell marijuana plants they had grown at their condo in Ngamwongwan area to an undercover agent, Sanook.com said today (Nov. 6). A police team at Lam Phak Chi station zeroed in on the two suspects, Mr. Akrat, or Tan, 24, and Mr, Keerati, or […]
Read MoreMotorcycle-riding adolescents nabbed by police at usual anti-Prayut protest site
By Thai Newsroom Reporters SEVERAL MOTORCYCLE-RIDING male adolescents who had planned to renew an apparently unorganised protest against Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha were unexpectedly rounded up today (Sept. 7) by police at an usual protest site on a busy Bangkok street. The pickup truck-riding policemen scrambled to arrest these motorcyclists known as members of […]
Read MoreFavourite protester says after arrest: Fighting to the last breath
RIOT police who quelled the protest by Thalufah (Through the Sky) activist group at Victory Monument yesterday (August 11) arrested at least 13 people with one of them being Ms Worawan Sae-ang, or Aunt Pao, who has attended almost every demonstration and has turned into a public favourite, Sanook.com said today. The protesters intended […]
Read More33 hurt and 28 arrested during clashes last night
THE clashes between protesters and police at Sanam Luang last night (March 20) led to 33 people being injured, among them 13 policemen, and the arrest of 28 suspects, Thai Rath newspaper said this morning. Among the 28 suspects arrested were two teenagers, one 14 years old the other 15, and they were all taken […]
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