Thailand: Police nab 'new drug dealers'

Police nab 'new drug dealers' - The Nation

Police nab 'new drug dealers'

The Nation January 10, 2012 1:00 am
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Police in Pattani arrested four men for allegedly trafficking drugs and confiscated more than 600 kilograms of marijuana, worth about Bt2 million.

After the initial seizure, the police moved to confiscate two luxury cars and six mobile phones worth about Bt11 million on Sunday.

Police believe the suspects worked with a gang of dealers who allegedly smuggled illegal narcotics from Laos through Nakhon Phanom, and resold the drugs to agents in Bangkok. They are also believed to have smuggled a large portion of drugs to Malaysia, where they were sold at a rate 10-times higher than the street value.

The four suspects were new to the trade and preferred by drug dealers because they were difficult to track because they did not have criminal records, police said.

In a separate incident, Satun police arrested Lao national Saengmaee Phraisri and Thai Pramote Kaewthanong at a checkpoint in Langu district over the weekend, with 170 amphetamine tablets and more than 3kg of ice flakes.

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Originally Posted by StrontiumDog

600 kilograms of marijuana, worth about Bt2 million.

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3K a kilo? That's cheap. :)

^Isn't it just.

Me thinks the amount that gets burnt might be 2,000,000b worth.

:rofl:

I am not trying to be a skeptic here but usually when you bust someone in the drug trade and put them away for a long time doesn't someone else take their place due to monetary reasons?

^Yeah supply and demand.

That is cheap...It was that much 20 yrs ago.

More on the above, some repetition, apologies...

Thai-ASEAN News Network - Police Arrested Major International Marijuana Dealers In Pattani Province

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Police Arrested Major International Marijuana Dealers In Pattani Province

UPDATE : 10 January 2012

Major international marijuana dealers were arrested in Pattani Province after police go undercover as drug buyers.

Over 600 kilograms of stolen items were seized, and they are reportedly worth 11 million baht.

At the Pattani provincial police station yesterday, Pattani Governor Teera Mintrasak, Southern Border Province Police Bureau Commissioner Police Lieutenant General Paitoon Chuchaiya, Commander of Pattani Provincial Police, Police Major General Pichet Pitisethapan, and a police investigation team arrested four suspects connected with drug dealing in three southern border provinces and in Malaysia.

In an announcement to the media, they said they were going to further interrogate the suspects to forward their investigation.

The culprits were identified as 36 year-old Thanakrit Surin, who is a major drug dealer and the leader of the group, 31 year-old Sutat See-Ngern, 35 year-old Abdul Loh-Kare, and 40 year-old Koree Tayae.

Police seized 636 briquettes of marijuana, weighing a total of 636 kilograms, three cars, and six cell phones.

All of these items have a combined value over 11 million baht.

Pichet disclosed that in accordance to the arrest of the culprits in Pattani Province, the police have pursued the extended result to major dealer and engaged in contact with them.

The police posed as drug buyers in a hotel in Songkhal’s Bang Klam District.

They had been pursued the case and finally arrested four culprits with the seizure of all key evidences.

The police also seized associated properties of the culprits who are thought to be major and important dealers.

They have admitted that they transported their drugs from their dealers of their network in Lao to rest their drugs in SongKla Province for later distribution in three southern boarder provinces and over to Malaysia.

After the further investigation, these drug dealers have connections with prisoners and other drug dealers in three southern boarder provinces.

Initially, the police have already been informed of who the suspects are and will execute to hunt down all the suspects in four provinces.

Initially, the police have already been informed of who the suspects are and will hunt down and execute all the suspects in four provinces.

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This today from Phuket Wan...click the link

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