Pattaya police arrested Russian Mrs. Olga Shendrik owner of the bankrupt Lanta Tour Thai International Co., Ltd. and provided assistance to the 341 stranded Russian holidaymakers in Pattaya. Pattaya, January 31, 2012 [PDN]; Pol. Lt. Gen. Dr. Panya Mamen Commissioner of Region 2 Police and Pol. Maj. Gen. Jamnong Rattanakul Chonburi police accompanied by police […]
SONGKHLA, Feb 2 – A subdistrict chief allegedly involved in both a drug syndicate and the insurgency in the southern region was detained Thursday in the Pattani provincial seat, according to the Office of the Narcotics Control Board (ONCB) for Region 9. The detainee was Maroning Jako, Talubo subdistrict chief, Pol Gen Adul Sangsingkeo, ONCB’s […]
Before US law enforcement officials shut down the Megaupload file sharing web site and arrested several of its employees earlier this month, the FBI obtained a search warrant from a US judge to obtain conversations between Megaupload employees. News.com reports that some of those conversations were critical of Megaupload’s founder, Kim Dotcom. Read more: neowin.net
An 18 year ya-ba dealer escaped from a police inspection. After a high speed pursuit he collided with a Pattaya volunteer police and was arrested. On his Honda bike the police found crystal methamphetamine, “ya-ice”, and amphetamine tablets hidden under the seat. Pattaya, January 29, 2012 [PDN]; Pol. Lt. Col. Kittitas Kanchai, Inspector, Pattaya police […]
BANGKOK, Jan 31 – A human trafficking agent was arrested in the central province of Saraburi for smuggling foreign labourers from the Lao PDR to Thailand. The suspect was identified as Vitoon Tongsin. He was apprehended with 20 male and female Lao. Read more: MCOT
SONGKHLA, Jan 30 – Two Malaysian men were arrested in southern Thailand Monday for smuggling pangolins—an endangered species commonly known as the spiny anteater– while passing through the inbound immigration border checkpoint in Sadao district. Forty-five pangolins weighing over 100kg were found in 24 net bags hidden under the back seat of the suspects’ vehicle. […]
Two more suspects in the December robbery of an Indian businessman have been arrested, police said yesterday, bringing the number of people in custody in the case to seven. Police arrested Chuanchom Srichan, 29, and Weerayut Ngamkhieo, 24, and confiscated Bt2.6 million worth of various foreign currencies, pistols and a gold necklace from the two […]
BANGKOK, 28 January 2012 (NNT) – The government of Thailand has reported a major progress of its hunt for Methamphetamine dealers and admitted crystal meth abuse is now becoming rampant. In the Saturday talk show under the Yingluck Government Meets the People program, Deputy Police Chief Adul Sangsingkaew disclosed that the performance of anti-drug police […]
