Phuket

Rise in seizures of illegal guns

Published

16 years ago

May 29, 2003

Rise in seizures of illegal guns | The Thaiger

PHUKET: Nineteen people were arrested in Phuket for illegal possession of firearms from May 1 to May 25, according to statistics from the Provincial Police, released soon after Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra launched a nationwide crackdown on organized crime on May 20. However, the figures for May revealed a similar number of drug-related raids and arrests as in the same period last year, despite the continuation of the anti-drugs campaign that began in February. Ninety-five offenders were held in 78 cases, compared with 88 arrests in 79 cases last year. Of this May’s figures, 11 cases involved ya bah (methamphetamine), resulting in 10 arrests and the seizure of 71 pills. There were 96 raids and 221 arrests for gambling, including soccer gambling and illegal lotteries, compared with 198 arrests in 106 raids last May. The number of illegal immigrants arrested dipped from 75 to 61. There were 12 arrests for prostitution and three cases of rape were reported, though there have so far been no arrests. Three murders were reported, with two arrests being made, while six people were charged in eight cases of attempted murder. Eight cases of assault resulting in bodily harm produced four arrests. There were 76 cases of burglary, purse-snatching, fraud, extortion and similar offenses, with 39 arrests

Election

Democrats toppled in Phuket

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44 mins ago

March 25, 2019

The Thaiger & The Nation

Democrats toppled in Phuket | The Thaiger

PHOTO: Democrat Party leader Abhisit Vejjajiva resigned the leadership position last night amid dismal polls around the country

The Democrat Party in Phuket, once a reliable strong-hold of Democrat votes, has yielded its customary monopoly, ceding two House seats to the junta-aligned Phalang Pracharat Party.

The unofficial tally, as of late last night, gave Phalang Pracharat’s Sutha Prateep na Thalang the victory in Constituency 1 with 32,338 votes.

He beat Democrat Rewat Areerob, who got 25,198 votes.

The voter turnout was 70.80 per cent.

In Constituency 2, Natthee Thinsakhu of Phalang Pracharat beat Democrat Chaiyos Panyawai, 26,787 votes to 23,492.

Voter turnout was 72.57 per cent.

Phuket

Guyanese arrested over ‘magic’ bank note scam in Phuket

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2 hours ago

March 25, 2019

Kritsada Mueanhawong

Guyanese arrested over ‘magic’ bank note scam in Phuket | The Thaiger

PHOTOS: Surachete Hakparn

A Guyanese man has been arrested in Phuket after the owner of a local language school reported a money scammer with an unusual scam.

The Immigration Bureau Chief Lt Gen Surachate Hakparn reports that they have arrested the Guyanese man named Abdul Kalam Azad Sattaur at a mansion in Phuket Town last Friday.

The arrest follows a Thai woman, the owner of a language school in Phuket, filing a report to the Thalang Police that a suspect used a fake Facebook and LINE account and claimed that he was an American man who had worked in Syria.

He told the woman that he will send a security box which contained blank papers and a special liquid that would turn the blank paper into bank notes when she added the special liquid.

He claimed that the total money was 650,000 US dollar, about 20 million baht.

He said that the woman had to pay him an amount before he would send the security box. The victim had transferred money to the man’s bank account 10 times, a total of about 9 million baht.

Beware of magic bank notes!

Phuket

Russian ‘mafia’ suspect arrested in Phuket

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3 hours ago

March 25, 2019

Kritsada Mueanhawong

Russian ‘mafia’ suspect arrested in Phuket | The Thaiger

PHOTO: Siam Rath/Thai Immigration

A male Russian ‘mafia’ identity has been arrested in Chalong, wanted over a number of alleged offenses in his home country.

Lt Gen Surachate Hakparn says, “Officers have arrested a Russian man named Igor Tretiakov (spelt as ‘Ior’ on the Immigration poster), at an apartment in Chalong last Friday.”

“We were notified from the Russian Embassy about the man wanted over a number of ‘mafia’ style offenses in Russian. He was living in Thailand using a tourist visa.”

“He has threatened and extorted many people in Russian and then fled to Thailand. His visa will be revoked and he will be deported back to Russia to face charges.”