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Monk, nun arrested, speed pills seized at temple in Trang
Gregory Morrissey, Published on 09/04/2019
» TRANG: A monk and a nun have been arrested and about 8,000 methamphetamine pills and an assault rile and 50 rounds of ammunition seized during police operations in three districts.
B2.5bn meth, heroin seized
Gregory Morrissey, Published on 17/09/2018
» Four people from Tak province were arrested in Sukhothai's Muang district and 10 million methamphetamine pills and 35 kilogrammes of heroin seized from their vehicle on Sunday evening.
'Benz Racing' jailed for eight years for money-laundering
Gregory Morrissey, Published on 07/09/2018
» The Criminal Court on Friday sentenced Akarakit "Benz Racing" Worarojcharoendet to eight years in prison for drug-related money-laundering, and two associates to 24 years for trafficking and money-laundering.
Cops seize huge B1.5bn meth haul
Gregory Morrissey, Published on 23/08/2018
» Police have seized more than 14 million methamphetamine pills worth 1.48 billion baht that were bound for neighbouring Malaysia and beyond, authorities said on Wednesday, in one of their biggest ever drug busts.
Pol Capt sacked for allegedly supplying drugs
Gregory Morrissey, Published on 19/06/2018
» A police captain at Sutthisan station in Bangkok was arrested on Monday night and later sacked for allegedly procuring illegal drugs for sale via mailed parcels.
Abandoned truck found with 1.4 tonnes of meth
Gregory Morrissey, Published on 22/05/2018
» An abandoned pickup truck loaded with 1.4 tonnes of methamphetamine pills found in Wing Chiat district, Chiang Rai, is believed to be linked to the lethal ambush of a Hmong leader and his family in April.
Ambushed Hmong chief had informed on drug smugglers
Gregory Morrissey, Published on 18/05/2018
» Arrest warrants have been issued for four suspects in last month's ambush of a Hmong leader and his family in Chiang Rai, in which his wife and 5-year-old daughter were fatally shot.
11 drug plants 'churn out 20m pills a day'
Gregory Morrissey, Published on 09/04/2018
» The Narcotics Suppression Bureau admitted on Sunday that at least 11 drug manufacturing facilities were located "near Thailand's northern border" with a combined daily production capacity of more than 20 million pills.
Police shot during drug raid in Bangkok
Gregory Morrissey, Published on 02/04/2018
» Two policemen were shot and wounded during a raid on a house in Bangkok's Kannayao district early on Monday morning. One suspect was arrested and 5,000 speed pills and 200 grams of crystal methamphetamine were seized, police said.
Lao drug kingpin Xaysana gets life imprisonment
Gregory Morrissey, Published on 20/03/2018
» The Criminal Court handed down life imprisonment to drug ring leader Xaysana Keopimpha on Tuesday on charges of smuggling 1.2 methamphetamine pills into Thailand.