Japanese prosecutors drop drug charges against Thai courier
Updated at 2.55 p.m. A THAI woman who worked as a courier carrying parcels to Japan and was arrested on July 12 after crystal methamphetamine was found hidden in coffee sachets packed in her baggage is being deported to Thailand after Japanese prosecutors dropped charges against her, Amarin TV said today (July 31). Ms. […]
Read MoreRussian man held for smuggling cannabis at Phuket Airport
JUST a day after a Belgian woman was arrested at Phuket Airport for attempting to smuggling over 31 kilogrammes of cannabis out of the country a Russian man too was apprehended on similar charges after over 17kg of cannabis flowers and resin were found in his baggage, Amarin TV said this afternoon (July 8). […]
Read MoreFrench woman nabbed for smuggling ‘fantasy’ drug on flight from Thailand
A FRENCH woman who flew to Perth from Thailand was set to appear in Perth Magistrates Court on June 26 charged with allegedly importing a border-controlled drug, colloquially called “fantasy”, inside a bottle of body wash on May 29, Australian Federal Police (AFP) and Australian Border Force (ABF) said. She was arrested before a Thai Airways International flight […]
Read More2 drug traffickers killed in fierce Chiang Mai clash
SOLDIERS from Pha Muang Task Force clashed with drug traffickers in Chiang Mai yesterday (June 8) killing two of them and seized a big quality of drugs while another team fought a different drug gang in Chiang Rai over the weekend and were able to seize 110 kilogrammes of crystal methamphetamine, Naewna newspaper said. […]
Read MoreRandom drug test shows nearly 30 of 100 students addicted
A SENATOR visiting Surin was told by a school there that a random drug test of 100 at-risk students from middle to high school who are frequently absent showed that nearly 30 of them are addicted, mainly to methamphetamine, with more than half being girls, Amarin TV said today (June 4). Mr. Rujiphas Meekusol, […]
Read MoreNew Ecstasy formula mixed with collagen seized
A NEW formula of the narcotic Ecstasy mixed with collagen was found after a suspect was arrested in Nonthaburi with this new mixture distributed at entertainment venues popular with teenagers nationwide, Naewna newspaper said this evening (May 6). A team from Pak Kret police station had apprehended Mr. Pongsathorn Taengsri, 24, on an arrest […]
Read MoreFormer provincial administration candidate held for drug trafficking
ARRESTED on drug trafficking charges in a sting operation mounted by Rayong City Police today (April 7) was a former People’s Party candidate for this coastal city’s Provincial Administrative Organisation who was immediately expelled from the camp, Amarin TV said. The Special Suppression Unit team seized some methamphetamine pills and crystal methamphetamine (Ice) at […]
Read MoreMillions of meth pills seized in Chiang Rai car chase
A DRAMATIC car chase in Chiang Rai’s Mae Fah Luang district led to the seizure of 4.3 methamphetamine pills early this morning (April 4) while the suspects managed to flee into the jungle after a shootout, Naewna newspaper said. Upon receiving a tipoff that a large drug shipment would be passing this district, a […]
Read MoreRussian DJ held in Koh Phangan drug bust
AFTER months of monitoring and tracking a Russian drug suspect who worked as a DJ at various Koh Phangan entertainment venues, a team of Tourist Police arrested him over the weekend after seizing several types of drugs that were ordered and received via AI, Amarin TV said today (Mar. 9). Pol. Lt. Col. Vinit […]
Read MoreIsrael man arrested on drug charges on Koh Phangan, Aussie couple too nabbed
FOLLOWING the arrest of a Brazilian man on drug trafficking charges on Koh Phangan, further investigation led to an Israeli man being arrested on similar charges while an Australian couple also landed in hot water with the man for drug use and the woman for resisting arrest, Naewna newspaper and TV Channel 7 said […]
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