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  • Crime NewsDrug trafficking suspects arrested after shootout with police, 1 injured

    Drug trafficking suspects arrested after shootout with police, 1 injured

    A drug suspect was injured in a shootout with police around 1am this morning in Isaan province Nakhon Ratchasima. The suspect and another man were both arrested for allegedly trafficking methamphetamine pills and crystal methamphetamine. Police say they believe the drugs were being trafficked from Nakhon Phanom, a province bordering Laos, to provinces in the central region. As the suspects’…

  • Crime NewsPolice arrest 4 more people suspected of trafficking ketamine-based drug cocktail

    Police arrest 4 more people suspected of trafficking ketamine-based drug cocktail

    Police arrested 4 more people suspected of trafficking a ketamine-based drug cocktail which is said to be linked to 7 deaths in Bangkok. In the past few days, 17 people have reportedly required medical treatment after using narcotics, which police suspect is the drug cocktail known as “K powdered milk.” Police say 6 people in the Wat Phraya Krai district…

  • World NewsMalaysia coast guard busts record methamphetamine shipment, possibly smuggled from Golden Triangle

    Malaysia coast guard busts record methamphetamine shipment, possibly smuggled from Golden Triangle

    Malaysia’s coast guard made its largest bust, seizing more than 2 tonnes of crystal methamphetamine that was hidden in packets of Chinese tea. The shipment of illegal drugs, worth 105.9 million ringgit, or 789 million baht, is part of a large-scale drug trade across Southeast Asia, China and Australia. The Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency director general, Mohamad Zubil Mat Som,…

  • Crime NewsThai couple arrested in Bangkok for allegedly trafficking 1 million methamphetamine pills

    Thai couple arrested in Bangkok for allegedly trafficking 1 million methamphetamine pills

    Police in Bangkok arrested a Thai couple for allegedly smuggling 1 million methamphetamine pills. Police say 28 year old Weerasak Jedhun and 29 year old Jutharat Daengnoi planned to deliver and distribute the drugs to clients in the South. The arrests stem from an earlier bust in Nonthaburi, a suburb outside Bangkok, where police seized 1 million methamphetamine pills and…

  • Thailand video newsThailand News Today | State of Emergency lifted, Quarantine latest, Phuket Light Rail | October 22

    Thailand News Today | State of Emergency lifted, Quarantine latest, Phuket Light Rail | October 22

    Today’s latest news and information about Thailand. Like and subscribe to our YouTube channel too. Go on, right now 🙂 You can also LIKE our Facebook page https://facebook.com/thethaigernews to get even more information about Thailand. Government lifts Bangkok’s State of Emergency Bangkok’s State of Emergency has been lifted, according to a statement published in the Royal Gazette, making it official.…

  • Crime NewsFormer party-list MP candidate convicted of drug smuggling, sentenced to 50 years in prison

    Former party-list MP candidate convicted of drug smuggling, sentenced to 50 years in prison

    A former party-list MP candidate is sentenced to 50 years in prison for smuggling crystal methamphetamine. Suban Mahachanon was on the MP candidate list for Seri Ruam Thai Party in the March 2019 election, but his bid was unsuccessful. Just a few months later, he arrested for drug trafficking a large amount of methamphetamine into the Philippines. Suban was busted…

  • Crime News240 kilograms of marijuana found in truck after police chase, driver still on the run

    240 kilograms of marijuana found in truck after police chase, driver still on the run

    Border patrol officers chased a pickup truck and seized 240 kilograms of marijuana they say was smuggled across the Thai-Laos border. In the chase, the driver allegedly drove into oncoming traffic, hitting another car before ditching his vehicle and running off. Officers say they believe the marijuana was smuggled across the Mekong River from Laos and then it was piled…

  • Thailand NewsUS accuses Chinese companies of exploitation along the Mekong River

    US accuses Chinese companies of exploitation along the Mekong River

    The US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo is accusing Chinese companies of “exploitative practices” in the Mekong River region after a new partnership has been launched to combat “transnational crimes”. Pompeo named the China Communications Construction Company as one of the big offenders and says the Chinese Communist Party is responsible for the increase in human, wildlife and drug trafficking…

  • World NewsPhilippine president says “kill the drug traffickers”

    Philippine president says “kill the drug traffickers”

    “If it’s drugs, you shoot and kill. That’s the arrangement.” Philippine police have been ordered to kill those caught trafficking drugs. Philippine president Rodrigo Duterte said publicly during a Cabinet meeting that he wanted a revised crackdown on the country’s drug trafficking. The country’s leader is known for his strong anti-drug and hard-ball stance on drug dealing and trafficking, backed…

  • Crime NewsThai police find 1.6 billion baht worth of drugs hidden in truck

    Thai police find 1.6 billion baht worth of drugs hidden in truck

    Police found 1.6 billion baht worth of illegal drugs, including methamphetamine and heroin, inside a 12-wheel truck trailer at a checkpoint in Kanchanaburi near the Myanmar border. The national police chief says it’s the province’s biggest drug bust. The 59 year old driver, Sakchai Kaerod, was arrested. Thai PBS did not mention the charges the driver is facing. Sakchai says…

  • Crime NewsMillions of baht worth of drugs seized, hundreds arrested over 2 months

    Millions of baht worth of drugs seized, hundreds arrested over 2 months

    Just in the past 2 months, authorities have arrested hundreds of drug smuggling suspects and seized drugs valued at millions of baht, plus related assets. A total of 43 drug smuggling rings were busted. But apparently catching the criminals wasn’t easy as many of them traded items instead of cash for the drugs, making it hard to nail down evidence.…

  • World NewsRiot in Germany causes multiple injuries and arrests

    Riot in Germany causes multiple injuries and arrests

    After investigating a potential drug trafficking ring in downtown Stuttgart, Germany, police came under attack as riot broke out against them. The brawl resulted in 24 arrests and 19 police officers wounded, according to city officials who reiterated their support of its law enforcement. The Mayor condemned the protests saying they were unacceptable and that neither alcohol nor the desire to protest…

  • Crime NewsThai narcotics police conduct several raids, nab Nigerian lynchpin

    Thai narcotics police conduct several raids, nab Nigerian lynchpin

    Narcotics suppression police in Thailand have landed a huge drugs haul and arrested 17 people, including both Thais and foreigners. Speaking at a press conference held at Thailand’s Narcotics Suppresson Bureau, police say they have taken possession of 100 kilograms of heroin and over 500 kilos of crystal meth. In one case, code-named “Black Sasimi”, a total of 11 arrests…

  • World NewsTwo transnational drug smuggling gangs busted

    Two transnational drug smuggling gangs busted

    Police have cracked down on two transnational drug trafficking gangs who both smuggle and distribute large amounts of methamphetamine as well as other drugs in and out of Thailand. 11 members of the gang “Black Sashimi” were arrested for drugs trafficked from Thailand to Japan using Thai females ‘mules’ to carry the drugs into the country. The alleged gang leader,…

  • Crime NewsBoxer wants officers prosecuted after false imprisonment

    Boxer wants officers prosecuted after false imprisonment

    A former boxer recently released from custody for drug trafficking charges claims he was wrongfully imprisoned and is calling on the national police chief to prosecute the officers that filed the drug charges. He has submitted documents to Thailand’s police chief Chakthip Chaijinda as evidence he had been wrongfully imprisoned for 14 months. Now he’s demanding justice and wants the police…

  • Northern Thailand NewsCross-border drug trafficking is a “leading concern”

    Cross-border drug trafficking is a “leading concern”

    Thousands of people have been arrested since October for drug trafficking in Northeast Thailand. Methamphetamine and cannabis cross the Laos and Cambodia borders into Thailand and make their way down to Bangkok other parts of Thailand. According to Bangkok Post, the issue has now become a leading concern for Justice Minister Somsak Thepsutin. 18,360 people were arrested from 17,685 cases…

  • Politics News“The fake university degree is irrelevant if Thammanat has a genuine BA degree” – Wissanu

    “The fake university degree is irrelevant if Thammanat has a genuine BA degree” – Wissanu

    PHOTO: Thai PBS World “Wissanu refused to give a direct answer to a reporter’s question about whether Thammanat would still be considered qualified if the higher-level degrees were proven to be fake.” Key leaders of the coalition continue to back the embattled deputy agriculture minister Thammanat Prompao despite a week were his drug past has been revealed in a Sydney…

  • Thailand NewsThai-Australian singer “Pookie”’ to testify at September 17 hearing into alleged drug trafficking

    Thai-Australian singer “Pookie”’ to testify at September 17 hearing into alleged drug trafficking

    PHOTO: YouTube.com Former singer Prissana or Priscilla “Pookie” Gemelli will testify at a hearing into alleged drug trafficking offences on September 17, along with four accomplices, one of whom is her husband, Cholawit Keetatrakul. A judge at Ratchadapisek Criminal Court postponed the hearing yesterday to ensure all defendants would be present. The 40 year old singer and her 49 year…

  • Thai LifeAustralian newspaper reports on Thai minister’s criminal drug past

    Australian newspaper reports on Thai minister’s criminal drug past

    The Deputy Agriculture Minister Thammanat Prompow has had his accounts about his role in a 3.2 kilogram heroin-smuggling ring challenged by an Australian newspaper. The events back in 1993 landed Thammanat in a Sydney jail for four years. Thammanat Prompow is the Palang Pracharath MP for Phayao province in Thialand’s north. The article by the respected Sydney Morning Herald, “From…