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Soaring prison population: Drug war rethink
Jon Fernquest, Published on 18/07/2016
» People jailed for drug convictions almost doubled over last decade, Klong Prem prison 64% drug offenses, but Drug War policy not working.
Angel doll craze: Marketing opportunities, mental health warnings
Jon Fernquest, Published on 26/01/2016
» As human-like doll craze grips Thailand, businesses grab piece of the action, mental health warnings issued & national police chief warns of drug smuggling capabilities.
Casinos to drug deals: Road to ruin for Chiang Rai cop
Jon Fernquest, Published on 07/01/2016
» Working at police headquarters in Chiang Rai he operated two casinos but ran up 17 million in debt & was forced to sell drugs to pay off debts.
Phuket riot after police chase deaths
Jon Fernquest, Published on 11/10/2015
» Phuket residents surround police station & burn police vehicles after police truck chases & accidentally hits motorcycle that sped past police checkpoint, killing two two young men who were apparently carrying drugs.
Friendship bridge fuels drug trafficking
Jon Fernquest, Published on 22/06/2015
» While the opening of the first Myanmar-Laos Friendship Bridge last month may bring long-awaited economic benefits, it has also raised concerns over the risk of increased drug trafficking along the route.
Tourist beaten into coma on Phuket beach (video)
Jon Fernquest, Published on 29/10/2014
» Foreigner stuck in sand so Thai family went to help but, thinking they were thieves, the foreigner tried to hit them, then they hit the foreigner so hard in the head with a piece of wood, he is now in a coma and they never reported it to the police.
Drug kingpins continue crime business in prison
Jon Fernquest, Published on 01/09/2014
» Prisons are now drug dealing hubs run with family outside prison & mobile phones. Prison staff help & share in the profits.
Police colonel caught smuggling drugs
Jon Fernquest, Published on 19/08/2014
» High-ranking police officer with outstanding drug-busting record arrested for smuggling 160 million baht of methamphetamines, receiving 6 million baht in exchange.
Opium fields: Army destroys
Jon Fernquest, Published on 28/08/2013
» Opium hidden as vegetable gardens difficult to see from air & new drug bases near Mae Sai & Mae Hong Son on Myanmar border.
Thailand's police corruption problem
Jon Fernquest, Published on 24/12/2012
» More and more Thais have their own experiences with bad cops & the bad image they create hurts the tourism industry & brings loss of face at a national scale.