94 motorcycles seized, 88 arrested – BKK road racing clampdown

Police have arrested 88 motorcyclists and seized 94 motorcycles last night for illegally modifying their bikes for road racing.

Pol Maj Gen Nithithorn Jintakanon, traffic police chief of the Metropolitan Police Bureau, called a late night media pack at the Metropolitan Police Division 3 at 11.30pm to announce the arrests.

Police set up road checkpoints in Metropolitan Division 3 last night in the latest in a series of crackdowns on road racing.

He said 19 of the arrested motorcyclists were under 18 years old. One also tested positive for methamphetamine use.

Bangkok News

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