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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.
Driving out the gangs
News, Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 01/08/2023
» The Royal Thai Police (RTP) will now look into five major biker gangs based in the country after arresting the leader, an Austrian national, and some members of the Outlaws Motorcycle Club in Pattaya on July 21.
5 Chinese triad leaders blacklisted, 2 caught
Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 08/11/2022
» The heads of five major Chinese triads operating in Thailand have been declared persona non grata, deputy national police chief Pol Gen Surachate Hakparn said on Tuesday.
'It's in the mail' -- Cartels change tack
News, Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 01/08/2022
» The Office of the Narcotics Control Board (ONCB) is stepping up its vigilance for drug smuggling by post as crime syndicates diversify their distribution methods to outsmart officials and move illicit narcotics across the country.
Police go cyber smart
News, Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 12/04/2021
» Widely renowned for his work as a detective before he was promoted to head the Royal Thai Police, national police chief Suwat Jangyodsuk has now embarked on what may be his toughest mission yet -- that of bringing the nations crime fighters into the 21st century.
Eastern raids net cash, drugs, exotic cats
News, Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 16/03/2021
» Officials have cracked down on the largest narcotics ring in the eastern region and confiscated 120 million baht in cash and assets, believed to be used in money laundering, Pol Lt Gen Chinnaphat Sarasin, assistant national police chief, said yesterday.
CSD nets Siapo, 26 others over online gambling
News, Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 05/02/2021
» Police have arrested Siapo Po-arnon -- a popular internet figure who advised a House panel on gambling -- on charges of organising online gambling.
Online sale, new routes 'will lead to boom in drug trade'
News, Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 05/01/2020
» While the economy still shows no sign of pulling out of last year's tepid growth, the one industry that may see a real boom in 2020 is the drug trade.
Top cop champions 'back to basics'
News, Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 28/10/2019
» Pol Lt Gen Phukphong Phongpetra, the newly appointed chief of the Metropolitan Police Bureau, is known for his experience in handling emergency situations such as political protests and bomb attacks as well as cooperating with the military on national security in the deep South.
Virus sparks bid to transfer 26 detained Rohingya
News, Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 01/05/2020
» The Immigration Bureau wants to remove 26 detained Rohingya women from an immigration centre in Songkhla, fearing they will catch Covid-19 inside its cramped detention facilities.