Green light to fire at drug dealer who shot dead police officer
AROUND 200 police officers from various units are hunting for a drug dealer who shot dead their colleague just as he approached his hut in the middle of a rubber plantation in Loei province with permission given to open fire at him in self-defence if a gunfight breaks out, Amarin TV said this evening […]
Read MoreMajor cocaine dealer arrested on Koh Phangan
A NIGERIAN man who came to Thailand as a tourist then became a major cocaine dealer on Koh Phangan was arrested in a sting operation last night (March 1), TV Channel 7 said today. At approximately 11.50 p.m. a police team arrested Mr. Ugoma Jefta Nusbech (name translated as written in Thai), 37, after […]
Read More2.5 tonnes of Ice seized in biggest drug bust in years
IN THE biggest drug seizure in years as much as 2.464 tonnes of crystal methamphetamine was found in a convoy of three vehicles in Ayutthaya with this leading to the dismantling of “Tata Tachileik” network, Amarin TV said last night (Feb. 20). Justice Minister Thawee Sodsong joined Deputy National Police Chief Pol. Gen. Prachuap […]
Read MoreFour drug runners killed in two clashes at Chiang Mai border area
RANGERS clashed with drug traffickers twice since last night along the border with Myanmar at Mae Ai district of Chiang Mai leading to four of them being killed in the firefights but no casualties among the troops, TV Channel 7 said today (Feb. 9). Seized after the two clashes were 195 kilogrammes of crystal […]
Read MorePolice bust foreign drug gang on Koh Phangan
POLICE broke up a foreign drug gang that has been selling narcotics to tourists on Koh Phangan for almost two years with turnover reaching over 71 million baht and are moving to revoke their visas and deport the suspects as well as permanently blacklist them, MNG Online said today (Dec. 20). This major operation […]
Read MoreTugboat seized and captain arrested in major international drug bust
A TUGBOAT to be used to tow a ship about to smuggle a large amount of drugs to Taiwan and the Philippines territorial waters was seized and the ship’s captain arrested today (Dec. 18), TV Channel said. Pol. Lt. Gen. Santi Chainiramai, acting chief of Narcotics Suppression Bureau, said this is a large international […]
Read More15 million meth pills seized in sting operation spin-off
POLICE seized 15.6 million methamphetamine pills hidden in a pickup truck in Ayutthaya yesterday (Dec. 10) and arrested a suspect with this stemming from further investigation of a sting operation in June, Naewna newspaper said. Mr. Wirathep (surname withheld), or Thep Klongjik, was arrested and seized from the pickup truck he was driving were […]
Read MoreBig lot of drugs found stuffed in Buddha images
BORDER Patrol Police together with other security agencies seized three Buddha images abandoned by a roadside in Nakhon Phanom today (Nov. 18) and within them were stuffed 12kg of heroin and 117kg of crystal methamphetamine (Ice), TV Channel 7 said. Pol. Lt. Col. Rewat Champa, commander of the 237th Border Patrol Police company, was […]
Read MorePopular Malaysian singer faces drug charges in Thailand
OVER a hundred fans and relatives of a popular Malaysian singer flocked to encourage her after she was arrested together with five others at a hotel in Su-ngai Kolok, Narathiwat, last Friday with 6,060 methamphetamine pills in their possession,TV Channel 7 and TV Channel 3 Plus News said today (Nov. 4). As Pol. Lt. […]
Read More405kg Ice seized after clash with drug runners in Chiang Rai
A TEAM of soldiers from Tap Chao Tak unit of Pha Muang Task Force clashed with drug traffickers on the Thai-Myanmar border in Chiang Rai before dawn today (Oct. 20) leading to the seizure of 405kg of crystal methamphetamine (Ice), Naewna newspaper said. The team was patrolling an area near Sai river in Mai […]
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