B300m drug bust in Nakhon Pathom

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Sting operation leads to big drug seizure and arrest of four gang members | Bangkok Post: breakingnews

B300m drug bust in Nakhon Pathom

• Published: 9/01/2013 at 02:20 PM
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Police raided a home in Nakhon Pathom, seized 814,000 methamphetamine pills and 12kgs of crystal meth, or ya ice, and arrested four people on Wednesday.


From right to left: Thanchanok, Surasak, Nikorn and Monchai. (Photo by Surapol Promsaka Na Sakolnakorn)

Monchai Boonpol, 30, Surasak Plaboothong, 28, Nikorn Ritdee, 29, and Thanchanok Yaemtat, 31, face charges of possession and distribution of illegal drugs.

Police estimated the street value of the seizure at 300 million baht.

Police said they acted on information Mr Nikorn was involved in drug trafficking activities. They set up a sting operation to arrest the drug dealers.

The gang stored consignments of drugs in suburbs of the Bangkok Metropolitan area, from where they were distributed to clients in Bangkok.

The suspects allegedly confessed they followed orders from an inmate of Nakhon Pathom prison to transport the drugs from the North where they were provided by Lisu tribesmen.

Police said a fifth suspect, Nannapat Pimploy, Mr Monchai's 29 year-old wife, had escaped. Police were tracking her down.


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And another one.........

Ex-airman arrested for drug trafficking | Bangkok Post: breakingnews

Ex-airman arrested for drug trafficking

• Published: 9/01/2013 at 04:44 PM
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Police busted a drug gang in Trang province on Wednesday, arresting two people and seizing 12,200 methamphetamine pills and 300g of crystal meth, or ya ice, with a total estimated street value of 3.8 million baht, and also a rifle and some ammunition.

Eakkarak Maneeroj, 28, a former air force officer, and Yuree Gunghae, 38, were face drug charges and illegal possession of firearms and ammunition.

Eakkarak told the police that he was fired from the air force two years ago. He had been transporting drugs for a boss who is in prison for at least months, receiving 30,000 to 40,000 baht each delivery.

Police said the gang is part of a major prison-based drug-dealing operation.