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MPB lauds big drop in city crime rate
News, Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 18/01/2026
» Bangkok's overall crime rate declined in 2025, while arrest rates improved, reflecting more proactive policing across the capital, says the Metropolitan Police Bureau (MPB).
More than 200 arrested in nationwide crime crackdown
Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 21/03/2025
» A nationwide crackdown on influential criminal figures and hitmen on Friday resulted in more than 200 arrests, with one suspect killed and 219 guns seized.
Police shut down illegal gold mine in Phichit
News, Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 10/01/2025
» PHICHIT – Forestry police on Friday arrested a Vietnamese man and five Thais at an illegal gold mining site on Panompa Mountain in this northern province.
No bail for trio in foiled murder plot
News, Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 24/12/2023
» The Criminal Court has denied bail for a Taiwanese businessman and two Thai suspects -- a retired navy officer and a former navy Seal -- arrested in connection with a foiled murder plot linked to a business conflict.
Shooting probe unearths macabre student gang
News, Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 27/11/2023
» At first glance, it looked like the Klong Toey shooting on Oct 11 was a revenge attack between technical students who study at rival vocational colleges but when the police team of the Metropolitan Police Bureau dug deep, they found the shooter and his partner were part of a crime syndicate comprised of at least 84 members.
Cops charge owners of fireworks warehouse
News, Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 07/08/2023
» The owners of the fireworks warehouse in Narathiwat which exploded last weekend were charged in relation to the blast upon returning to the country on Sunday.
Firework blast couple arrested
News, Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 06/08/2023
» The owners of a fireworks warehouse in Narathiwat that exploded last weekend and killed 12 people turned themselves in to police on Saturday, according to a local source.
60,000 criminal suspects rounded up
News, Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 09/11/2022
» More than 60,000 suspects in cases mostly tied to narcotics and illegal weapons have been detained during a series of nationwide raids from Oct 10 until on Tuesday, in a major security operation aimed at bolstering confidence among the international delegates attending the 29th Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (Apec) summit in Bangkok on Nov 18-19.
Rapper held over bombs
News, Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 12/04/2022
» Bang Sue police have detained rapper Thanayuth "Book" Na Ayutthaya, also known as Eleven Finger, for allegedly throwing two homemade explosives over the gates of the 1st Infantry Regiment on Vibhavadi Rangsit Road in Bangkok, which houses the residence of Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha.
Ex-ranger caught over illegal arms-deal cash theft
Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 04/02/2022
» A former army ranger has been arrested in Chumphon province after fleeing with 2 million baht snatched from a client who thought he was making an illegal arms purchase.