Condo drug party ends in arrests for 2 Thais and Russian in Phuket

Small drug haul leads police to classify trio as users, not dealers

Police arrested two Thai men and one Russian national for holding a drug party at a condominium in Phuket.

Officers from Wichit Police Station raided a condominium near a popular shopping mall in the Wichit sub-district of Phuket on Wednesday, July 9, apprehending the three suspects. They were identified as 23 year old Thai man Sirawit, 23 year old Thai man Thanakrit, and 20 year old Russian man Dmitrii.

During the search of the condominium unit, officers seized a variety of illicit substances, including 0.7 grammes of ketamine, one ecstasy tablet marked with “PRADA Halland G/6”, and 0.07 grammes of powdered ecstasy.

All three suspects tested positive for drugs. Given the small quantities found, police concluded they were drug users rather than dealers. The suspects face the following charges:

  • Section 145 of the Narcotics Control Act: Producing, importing, exporting, distributing, or possessing Category 1 narcotics. Penalty: up to 15 years’ imprisonment and a fine of 200,000 to 1.5 million baht.
  • Section 146 of the Narcotics Control Act: Producing, importing, exporting, distributing, or possessing Category 2 narcotics. Penalty: up to 10 years’ imprisonment and a fine of up to 1 million baht.
  • Section 162 of the Narcotics Control Act: Using Category 1 and 2 narcotics. Penalty: up to one year in prison, a fine of up to 20,000 baht, or both.
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This arrest follows a similar raid in Pattaya two weeks earlier, where a Taiwanese man and a Thai party entertainer were arrested for drug use in a condominium.

The Pattaya incident escalated after the Taiwanese suspect went on a violent rampage, captured on video, walking along the corridor with a baseball bat and striking neighbours’ doors, causing fear among other residents.

Condo drug party ends in arrests for 2 Thais and Russian in Phuket | News by Thaiger
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Police confiscated 6.56 grammes of crystal methamphetamine, drug paraphernalia, eight mobile phones, two 9mm bullets, nine baseball bats, two steel tactical batons, and two stun guns from the room.

In a related case, a German man was arrested in Pattaya in June during a sting operation. He was identified as a major local drug dealer and was found in possession of over 427 grammes of cocaine intended for distribution.

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Petch Petpailin

Petpailin, or Petch, is a Thai translator and writer for The Thaiger who focuses on translating breakingThai news stories into English. With a background in field journalism, Petch brings several years of experience to the English News desk at The Thaiger. Before joining The Thaiger, Petch worked as a content writer for several known blogging sites in Bangkok, including Happio and The Smart Local. Her articles have been syndicated by many big publishers in Thailand and internationally, including the Daily Mail, The Sun and the Bangkok Post. She is a news writer who stops reading news on the weekends to spend more time cafe hopping and petting dwarf shrimp! But during office hours, you can find Petch on LinkedIn and you can reach her by email at petch@thethaiger.com.
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