ONB News is reporting that Koh Samui is “awash with drugs” and that the local prison was crammed full of prisoners convicted on drugs charges.

They were making the assessment following the latest arrest of a Thai woman and her Thai husband on drugs charges on the popular holiday island.

‘Ice’ or crystal methamphetamine was found at her home in Bo Phut.

The 37 year old, Pinkaew Joseph Pickering, was arrested. She admitted she had been selling the drugs to Thais and foreign tourists. She said she had been married to a foreigner for a year, but it didn’t work out and now she was married to a Thai man. She also had a 10 month old child.

She told police she had to turn to drugs to make ends meet. Police believe she was more involved in the drugs trade than that. They had previously arrested her new Thai husband also for involvement in the drugs trade.

ONB reported that 80% of the inmates at the Samui District prison were incarcerated for drugs.

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Thai police continue to investigate the murder of the son of a well known Koh Samui artist that took place last Monday.

Sanook reports that the victim, 26 year old Nappaphorn, son of singer “Maew Bai Jaak Thai” was shot 5 times by a local foundation rescue worker, 20 year old Natdanai, following a long-standing dispute between the two.

Natdani has now been charged with murder and weapons violations.

Police returned to the scene of the of the crime yesterday with the shooter to re-enact the murder and try to gain some more insight into what happened as well as a motive.

Natdani was first taken to the ring road outside a small shop in Lipa Noi where he told police that he was being chased by the victim on a motorcycle as he drove his rescue vehicle. The victim was allegedly armed with a ‘Sparta knife’. It was here that Natdani fired his gun three times at the victim, but missed.

The re-enactment then moved about 100 meters down the road where the final confrontation occurred. As Natdani parked his car the bike also stopped about 6 meters behind him. The two approached each other, and with the gun, Natdani fired three shots before the victim could get close enough to use the knife, and two more after that to end Nappaphorn’s life.

Police then took the shooter to Ban Phrukam Hill where he had parked his car on the night of the murder and lwas ater apprehended.

Natdini says he had a sense of revenge following years of arguments with the victim and that they had also argued on the final day, which led to the chase.

SOURCE: Sanook