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Passenger charged after cocaine seized at Don Mueang airport
Online Reporters, Published on 18/06/2024
» A 39-year-old Indian man was arrested and charged with smuggling after 5.7 kilogrammes of cocaine, worth an estimated 17 million baht, were found in his bags on arrival at Don Mueang airport from Laos.
21 arrests follow major drug busts
News, Published on 18/06/2024
» NARCOTICS: The Royal Thai Police (RTP) arrested 21 suspects in 10 drug-related cases from May 31 to June 11, assistant national police chief Pol Lt Gen Samran Nualma said on Monday.
Cannabis advocates vow long rally against relisting
Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 13/06/2024
» Cannabis advocates have vowed to organise a protracted rally next month against the plan by the Ministry of Public Health to relist the plant as a narcotic.
Vietnamese drug suspect arrested in Bangkok
Online Reporters, Published on 07/06/2024
» A major Vietnamese drug suspect wanted in his home country has been arrested in Bangkok after one year on the run.
Public Health Ministry pushing for one-tab rule for meth
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 07/06/2024
» The Ministry of Public Health is seeking to make regulatory changes where anyone possessing more than one methamphetamine tablet, rather than five or more tablets at present, will be regarded as an offender and not be sent to rehab.
Indonesia seeks quid pro quo help arresting drug kingpin
Published on 04/06/2024
» Indonesian police who arrested fugitive Chaowalit Thongduang have asked Thailand to return the favour by locating and arresting a wanted drug lord believed hiding in the kingdom.
Thief who preyed on tourists for over 10 years caught
Online Reporters, Published on 01/06/2024
» A 55-year-old thief who targeted tourists has been arrested after operating for over 10 years.
Fugitive 'Sia Paeng Nanod' arrested in Indonesia
Online Reporters, Published on 30/05/2024
» Fugitive inmate Chaowalit Thongduang, alias “Sia Paeng Nanod”, who fled a hospital in Nakhon Si Thammarat last October and later got involved in a shootout with police, has been arrested in Indonesia after seven months on the run.
Cannabis supporters plan legal challenge of policy u-turn
Published on 28/05/2024
» Hundreds of cannabis entrepreneurs, farmers and activists rallied in Bangkok and threatened legal action against the government as it pushes ahead with a plan to reclassify marijuana as a narcotic just two years after decriminalising it.
Couple arrested for selling ‘magic mushrooms’
Online Reporters, Published on 28/05/2024
» A couple have been arrested at a Bangkok condominium for growing “magic mushrooms” and selling them online, claiming they could help cure many diseases.