Former Patong Mayor's Home, Family Business Raided in Swoop by Task Force

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PHUKET: Former Patong Mayor Pian Keesin and his son Prab Keesin are among those for whom arrest warrants have been issued for today's swoop on scores of taxi and tuk-tuk drivers and ''mafia'' suspects on Phuket.

Region 8 Police Commander Major General Paya Mamen did not name the pair early today, only saying that a former Patong mayor and his son were involved.

By 7.50am, when police with armed soldiers in support entered Khun Pian's home and officials flashed warrants to enter the Pisona family business nearby, there was no doubt that the Keesins were on the long list.

For almost two decades, Pian Keesin has been the most powerful man in Patong, serving a long term as mayor until earlier this year when the Electoral Commission cast into doubt his latest triumph and Khun Pian, who once said ''the sky belongs to the birds, but the mayorship of Patong belongs to Pian Keesin'' lost the election rerun.

Prab Keesin's face has appeared on a couple of billboards recently, most notably in connection with promotion of a Phuket futsal team at the most prominent intersection on the main road leading into Patong.

Khun Pian's telephone continued to ring without answering today while Khun Prab's telephone was switched off.

More here: Former Patong Mayor's Home, Family Business Raided in Swoop by Task Force - Phuket Wan

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Bit more from the BP: Joint force seeks Phuket kingpin | Bangkok Post: news

The combined force also raided the office of Patong Hollywood Co, the office of Patong Bay House Hotel, the office of Patong Bay Inn and the office of Patong Bay Hills Resort. All are in tambon Patong...

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Continued cracking down.
Well done, gentlemen!

Reaping the benefits....

[slackula]

My Mrs got a call from a friend this morning saying that the husband of another friend of theirs had been nabbed in the taxi driver round up and would my wife kindly go to the police station and sign something attesting to his good character or some other shit like that (even though she has never met him) so he could apply for bail or something - I didn't follow the details.

Now, like anybody who drives in Phuket she's had her fair share of delays and hassles from arsehole taxi drivers with their blockades and other shenanigans so she gently declined, helpfully suggested they call Pian or his son for help and politely ended the call.

I made her breakfast for that.