A Thai-Indian businessman was arrested on Tuesday morning on suspicion of financing major local and transnational drug-trafficking networks, as associated raids were carried out on 30 premises nationwide, police said.

Harprit Singh, wanted in connection with the seizure of 400 kilogrammes of crystal methamphetamine and arrest of several suspects on July 28 last year, was apprehended at his home on Soi Sukhumvit 39 in Watthana district of Bangkok.

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