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  • Thailand News

    Pattaya raid busts South Korean gambling in coffee shop

    Authorities in Pattaya arrested 10 South Korean nationals during a raid on a coffee shop that doubled as a gambling den. The police operation took place yesterday evening on the second floor of Sand Coffee in Bang Lamung district. Bang Lamung district chief Veekit Manarojkiit and Pattaya Police Colonel Navin Thirawit led the raid at 9.26pm. Upon entering, they discovered…

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    Unlicensed Pattaya party villa raided restoring peace for locals

    Peace has been restored in Pattaya, as a noisy, reportedly unlicensed pool villa was raided by authorities yesterday evening. The operation was spurred by complaints from residents, who were disturbed by the loud music and partying emanating from the villa. Weekit Manarojkit, the Banglamung District Chief, directed his deputy, Pornchai Sang-iad, to spearhead a team of officials in raiding the…

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    Party pooped: Police bust drug bash, nabbing 68 in Si Racha raid

    Drug-fuelled revelry came to an abrupt end when police raided an illegal party in the early hours of this morning, apprehending 68 young men and women for substance abuse in Si Racha, Chon Buri. The raid, carried out at 4am today, February 28, netted a horde of narcotics and a firearm, signalling a crackdown on the rampant drug problem plaguing…

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    Bangkok spa raid: Human trafficking ring targets minors

    The Anti-Human Trafficking Division (AHTD) led a raid on a spa in Lat Phrao district, Bangkok, which was alleged to be a front for a human trafficking operation. The raid resulted in the arrest of three men, 43 year old Sakdakij (no surname provided), 26 year old Anucha (no surname) and 30 year old Kamsawat (no surname), who were reportedly…

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    BBC India raided after airing controversial documentary

    BBC India’s office is reeling after being raided by Indian tax authorities after the country banned a controversial documentary. The documentary was accused of being critical of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s alleged role in deadly riots over 20 years ago. BBC News reported that the raid shut down the offices banning people from entering or leaving. The Indian government blocked…

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    Luxury Casino in Pattaya Raided before Grand Opening | GMT

    Luxury Casino in Pattaya Raided before Grand Opening. Tourists complain about pricey beach chairs at Hua Hin. The hospital sends the wrong corpse to a funeral in central Thailand. A cheap flight to Thailand? Don’t bank on it anytime soon. A luxury casino in Pattaya was raided before the grand opening. Taxi fares in Bangkok to increase in two weeks.…

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    Luxury casino in Pattaya raided before grand opening

    Police raided an under-construction building in Pattaya after being tipped off it is to become a luxury casino. The Deputy Commissioner of the Royal Thai Police, Surachate “Big Joke” Hakparn, ordered police officers to raid the gambling house at the Chalerm Phra Kiat 6 on the Pattaya Sai Sam Road in the Bang Lamung district of Pattaya. Police met a…

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    Unlicensed pool villa in Pattaya raided by police

    Residents living in View Point Village in Bang Lamueng district in Pattaya filed a complaint to the authorities after foreigners caused carnage at an unlicensed pool villa. The Assistant District Officer, Pornchai Sung-iad, investigated the View Point Village, where several houses operate as pool villas and found that a number of locals were concerned that more properties in the area…

  • Crime News

    Windmill GoGo in Pattaya raided: Three arrested over prostitution and underage sex

    PHOTO: รอบพัทยา Ok As difficult as it might be to believe, police have found MORE evidence of prostitution in Pattaya. Attention this time turned to the red-light district of Walking Street where regular ‘inspections’ from police and officials in the past have found ‘no prostitution’ (cough…). Police conducted a raid using an ‘undercover informant’ after receiving tip-offs the bar was…

  • Pattaya News

    Counterfeit clothing seized in Pattaya raid

    PHOTOS: Pattaya Message Officers have seized counterfeit goods at shops along Pattaya Beach yesterday. Pattaya officers raided a department store near the city’s beach area. Officers have seized counterfeit goods such as hats, shirts and pants from three shops in a department store with a value around 500,000 baht. The shop owners had already fled the shop by the time officers…

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    Wanted UK brothers arrested during a raid in Chonburi

    PHOTO: Thai Immigration Bureau Thai Immigration have filled in the details of an armed night raid earlier this week at a Chonburi hotel. The men arrested have been named as 43 year old Joseph Mulhare and his 38 year old brother Gregory Mulhare. Their arrest followed a cat and mouse game as the pair moved from Pattaya to Bangkok before…

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    A raid at alleged poacher Premchai’s house in BKK nets weapons, ivory

    Police have uncovered a cache of weapons as well as four pairs of ivory tusks as they searched a residence belonging to Italian-Thai Development president Premchai Karnasuta yesterday as part of their investigation into the tycoon’s alleged poaching in a wildlife sanctuary in Kanchanaburi province. The search was conducted simultaneously in six locations, including in the capital at a residential compound…

  • Phuket News

    Tranlee Travel assets seized in Phuket, Phang Nga raids

    PHUKET: Investigators have seized buses, boats, land and millions of baht as they delve deep into the operations of Phuket-based tour operator Tranlee Travel Co Ltd. Three teams of police simultaneously seized 33 boats and 57 buses in Phuket yesterday. They also raided Racha Spa Co Ltd, located in Phuket Villa 5 housing estate in Chalong. Police believe documents found…

  • Phuket NewsPolice ready to take down high-ranking Karon officials in Phuket taxi-mafia raid | Thaiger

    Police ready to take down high-ranking Karon officials in Phuket taxi-mafia raid

    PHUKET: A large task force of police officers is marshalling at Phuket Provincial Police headquarters in Phuket Town, ready to deploy to Karon, to arrest at least four top-ranking officials today for their roles in supporting mafia-style taxi operators. Maj Gen Paween Pongisirin, Deputy Commander of Royal Thai Police Region 8 division who is spearheading the Phuket taxi mafia takedown,…

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    Phuket Gazette World News: US, UK spy agencies schemed data raids from Angry Birds, smartphone apps

    PHUKET MEDIA WATCH– World news selected by Gazette editors for Phuket’s international community U.S., British spy agencies exploit ‘leaky’ apps for intel: report Reuters / Phuket GazettePHUKET: U.S. and British intelligence agencies have plotted ways to gather data from Angry Birds and other smartphone apps that leak users’ personal information onto global networks, the New York Times reported on Monday.It…

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    Phuket Gazette World News: Caribbean Cocaine Cowboys on the rise; US slashes Egypt aid; Nigeria raids suicide vest factory; Landslide win in Azerbaijan election

    PHUKET MEDIA WATCH– World news compiled by Gazette editors for Phuket’s international community Caribbean drug trade rises under new generation of ‘Cocaine Cowboys’ Reuters / Phuket GazettePHUKET: The Caribbean is becoming a hot spot again for drug smuggling into the United States as a new generation of “Cocaine Cowboys” plows the seas in fast boats in search of easy entry…

  • Phuket News

    More Bangla raids to come, vows Chairat

    PHUKET: Complaints from tourists have prompted Patong Municipality to launch a campaign to rid Soi Bangla of touts who charge tourists for having their photos taken with slow lorises, a protected species. Patong Deputy Mayor Chairat Sukban explained to the Phuket Gazette that the campaign uses the coordinated efforts of the Phuket Environmental Conservation Unit of the Department of National…

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    Karma raid suspects out on bail

    PHUKET: The three people arrested in Sunday morning’s raid on the Karma Lounge Music Café in Karon have been released on bail. One of those charged, Reinhard Haiber, spoke with the Gazette, and confirmed that both he and his girlfriend, Tassanee “Lek” Pompasa, were released yesterday after posting bail of 200,000 baht each. Haiber said that the American arrested in…

  • Phuket NewsValhalla raid nets 5 underage girls | Thaiger

    Valhalla raid nets 5 underage girls

    PATONG: Five underage girls were detained yesterday afternoon and charged with performing improper acts in public during a raid on the Valhalla Entertainment complex on Soi Sunset. Pol Col Paween Pongsirin, Superintendent of Kathu Police Station, said he received a call from Jenjira Heepkaew, 37, who said that she worked at Valhalla as a cook’s helper. She urged the police…

  • Cannabis NewsPavena raid fails to free sex slaves | Thaiger

    Pavena raid fails to free sex slaves

    TUB LAMU: Politician Pavena Hongsakul, champion of abused women in Thailand, yesterday accompanied police on a raid on a brothel in this Phang Nga village in a bid to free women believed to have been forced into prostitution. But she and the police came away empty-handed, the owner of the brothel having apparently been tipped off minutes before they arrived.…

  • Crime News

    Police raid luxury village restaurant busting ketamine party

    Pattaya police raided a prominent restaurant within a luxurious village, busting a drug party and apprehending several individuals. The operation led to the seizure of a significant amount of ketamine and the detainment of ten party-goers, all of whom were subjected to drug testing. At 1.06am today, July 15, Superintendent of Nong Prue Police Station, Police Colonel Tawee Kutklang, along…

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    Thai cops make waves with underwater raid on illegal timber stash

    Police in Kanchanaburi, West Thailand, conducted a significant raid on an illegal timber storage site, seizing a large quantity of protected wood both on land and underwater. Individuals have until July 15 to present ownership documents or face legal action. Director of Forest Fire Prevention, Suppression, and Control Narupon Thipmonda ordered the Director of the Forest Protection and Suppression Unit,…

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    Officer killed, another injured in Chiang Mai drug raid shooting

    A police officer lost his life and another was injured in a shooting incident involving a drug suspect in Chiang Dao district, Chiang Mai last night. A coordinated operation involving police, soldiers, and local officials took place at around 9.30pm yesterday, July 11, targeting the suspect’s residence in Jiachan village, Moo 13, located in the Mueang Na subdistrict. As the team…

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    Nine arrested in Songkhla drug raid, crystal meth seized

    A police raid on a house in Songkhla’s Mueang district led to the arrest of nine people for alleged drug use, along with the seizure of crystal methamphetamine (Ice). Border Patrol Police executed the raid in Thung Wang subdistrict yesterday, July 10, discovering six men and three women partaking in a drug-fuelled party. The suspects attempted to escape upon seeing…

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    Cyber police raid in Songkhla uncovers illegal firearms stash

    Cyber police raided a house in Songkhla’s Chana district and arrested a man for possessing numerous illegal firearms, including a machine gun and a shotgun, some of which he claimed belonged to his sister. Today, July 8, the Commissioner of the Cyber Crime Investigation Bureau (CCIB), Worawat Watnakornbancha, directed a team to execute a search warrant issued by the Songkhla…

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    Chon Buri police raid villa party, seize drugs and arrest man

    Police in Chon Buri raided a pool villa party in Najomtien, seizing drugs and arresting a 29 year old man. The police acted on a tip-off regarding loud music and suspicious activities at the property. At around 3.30pm yesterday, officers led by Police Colonel Wattanachai Saengrith, along with Deputy Superintendent Arut Saphanont and an investigation team, stormed the villa located…

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    Police raid finds underage patrons at Boston Rangsit in Pathum Thani

    Pak Khlong Rangsit police, supported by relevant agencies, conducted a raid at 1am yesterday on an entertainment venue in Mueang Pathum Thani. The establishment, known as Boston Rangsit, was found to be violating several regulations, including serving patrons under 20 years old. During the operation, police performed drug tests and checked ID cards. Over 81 individuals were discovered to be…

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    Banglamung police arrest 12 during casino raid

    Banglamung officials, led by District Chief Weekit Manarojkit, conducted a successful raid on an illegal gambling den named Tong Card Casino. The operation took place at a house in Village Number 7, situated in Huai Yai subdistrict, following a tip-off from a concerned resident worried about the adverse effects of gambling on the community. Police, acting on orders from the…

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    Thailand Video News | Illegal immigrants arrested in Samut Prakan feud raid, former Deputy Commerce Minister receives death sentence for murder

    In Thailand Video News, Alex talks about how 50 illegal Cambodian and Burmese immigrants have been arrested in Samut Prakan after a condominium was raided by police. Former Deputy Commerce Minister Banyin Tangpakorn has had their death sentence upheld by the Supreme Court for the murder of a construction tycoon. A UN report has revealed Thai banks have contributed to…

  • Crime News

    Chon Buri raids: 17 Lao women and 2 Thai employers arrested

    Royal Thai Police in Chon Buri apprehended 17 Lao women and two Thai employers during raids on karaoke bars and restaurants in Laem Chabang early today. Over 20 immigration officers targeted several entertainment venues in Si Racha’s tourist district around 1am, prompted by reports of illegal migrant workers. Officers conducted thorough checks of workers’ passports, work permits, and other documents.…