Phuket

Man arrested with Cat 1 drugs and guns in Phuket

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Monday, April 29, 2019 09:31

Officers have arrested a drug suspect in Cherng Talay, Phuket. The man was found with 20,666 methamphetamine pills, 339 grams of crystal methamphetamine (a third of a kilogram) and two guns.

Phuket Administrative Officers and the Cherng Talay Police arrested 38 year old Komsan Prateep ‘Hug’ Na Thalang at an apartment in Cherng Talay. Police seized the methamphetamine pills and crystal methamphetamine, an M16 gun, handgun and 77 bullets.

The arrest follows an initial arrest of 38 year old Attawut Chinsri in Phuket Town. He told officers that he bought the drugs from ‘Hug’. Officers continued their investigation which led to the arrest in Cherng Talay.

The man has been taken to Cherng Talay Police Station where he’s been charged with illegal possession of Category 1 Drugs with intent to sell, illegal possession of firearms and ammunition, and resisting police trying to exercise their official duties.

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