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  • Crime NewsPhuket man to be reunited with jail associates after he is rearrested on drug charges

    Phuket man to be reunited with jail associates after he is rearrested on drug charges

    Yesterday, police arrested a drug dealer that had reportedly already served jail time on drug charges. The Phuket police seized 1.5 kilograms of ice pills (AKA Ya ice) and nearly 1,000 methamphetamine tablets after they raided his residence in Phuket Town. The man had been released recently from jail where he had been serving an unknown amount of time for…

  • Crime News2 days of Phuket drug raids takes in 7 suspects, 2,000 methamphetamine pills

    2 days of Phuket drug raids takes in 7 suspects, 2,000 methamphetamine pills

    Yesterday, Phuket authorities announced recent drug raids took in 7 suspects and 2,000 methamphetamine pills, and over 180 grams of crystal methamphetamine. The raids took place over 2 days. For Friday, police arrested 24 year old Wisit ‘Bao’ Kongsrisuwan from Nakhon Si Thammarat, 20 year old Panomkorn ‘Diew’ Petchkong. They allegedly had 98.77 grams of “ya ice” (crystal methamphetamine) stashed…

  • Thailand NewsPhuket police arrest 6 after finding large amounts of methamphetamine in raid

    Phuket police arrest 6 after finding large amounts of methamphetamine in raid

    Phuket Provincial Police have arrested 6 people after finding large amounts of methamphetamine and other drugs during a raid. One suspect alone allegedly had 7.6 kilograms of crystal meth (ya ice) and over 12,500 methamphetamine pills (ya bah). 29 year old Surasak ‘Bank’ Wijit and 27 year old Panida ‘Mei’ Saeyang were arrested at an apartment car park in Soi…

  • Northern Thailand NewsKhon Kaen police raid drug warehouse

    Khon Kaen police raid drug warehouse

    A drug warehouse has been raided in the northeastern province of Khon Kaen. The warehouse is in Khon Kaen City’s main business district, and several types of drugs, which police valued at tens of millions of baht, were seized. The provincial governor, police chief and other authorities reported the arrest of 35 year old “Jetsadaporn” and 34 year old “Jurairat”, …

  • World NewsChiang Rai couple arrested for smuggling more than a tonne of crystal meth

    Chiang Rai couple arrested for smuggling more than a tonne of crystal meth

    Chiang Rai police have arrested 2 more people for arranging and overseeing the smuggling of more than a tonne of crystal methamphetamine, or “ice” to southern Thailand. The 48 year old man and his 31 year old wife were nabbed at their home yesterday in the province’s Mae Chan district, within 15 kilometres of the Burmese border. They’re charged with…

  • World NewsCrystal meth making a comeback after travel restrictions eased

    Crystal meth making a comeback after travel restrictions eased

    Thailand’s lockdown due to the Covid-19 crisis may have put a damper on drug smuggling activities, but that’s all over now. The secretary-general of the Office of the Narcotics Control Board says traffickers are smuggling large quantities of crystal meth (“ice”) to unload stocks which had become stalled the country due to travel restrictions. He told a press briefing that…

  • Northern Thailand News2 arrested in Isaan for methamphetamines, assets seized

    2 arrested in Isaan for methamphetamines, assets seized

    Police in Isaan’s Nakhon Phanom province say they’ve arrested 2 men with 42,000 methamphetamine pills (“yaba”) and 100 grams of crystal methamphetamine (“ice”) in their possession, and seized their assets. The deputy provincial governor identified the pair as 29 year old Vichai Niwongsa and 45 year old Veerapong Ngaonoi, both from the Tha Uthen district. He says authorities followed the…

  • Crime News19 kilograms of crystal meth, valued around 10 million baht, seized on Thai train

    19 kilograms of crystal meth, valued around 10 million baht, seized on Thai train

    2 people are in custody and 19 kilograms of crystal methamphetamine or “ya ice” has been seized after it was discovered in their bags on an express train from Bangkok to the southern province of Nakhon Si Thammarat last night. 22 year old Ekkapong Kaewsa, of Bangkok, and his female companion 23 year old Methanee Suparb from Si Sa Ket,…