The arrests last Friday of nine Thai Army officers for the Oct. 5 murders of 13 Chinese seamen spotlight a horrific crime. But the affair is part of a bigger story of how the so-called Golden Triangle of Burma, Laos and Thailand is shifting to become the locus of massive methamphetamine production, and how complicit […]
NAKHON NAYOK, 23 October 2011 (NNT) – Nakhon Nayok Police yesterday announced an arrest of three thieves who robbed a flood victim in the Muang District. Authorities revealed that these criminal are Sombut Seubchart, Thanongsak LomVong , and Samarng Sangsom. The three men allegedly snatched 35,000 cash from Mr. Supat Jamseen after pretending to help […]
BANGKOK, 16 October 2011 (NNT) – Trang Police on Saturday arrested a young man charged with possession of narcotics and firearms. Authorities revealed that they attained the whereabouts of the man in questions, Chavalit Kraithep, after interrogating another dealer, Yuthana Liengshieng. After Mr. Yuthana gave the information, the police issued a search warrant on Mr. […]
The last may not have been heard of the clash between some members of the Nigerian community in Thailand and the officials of the Nigerian embassy as Amb. Umar Sulaiman Azores said he would not be moved by “tissues of lies and blackmail by some disgruntled and unpatriotic Nigerian Drug Barons.” On October 2nd, 2011, […]
CHIANG MAI: Last night Chiang Mai Police arrested a British citizen, Mr. Michael Ludwig Wynn, 64, for robbing a bank in Chiang Mai at around at about 2.15pm on October 5. Siam Commercial Bank’s Diamond Market branch in Somphet was robbed of 535,000 Baht. Read more: Thaivisa.com
Thai immigration police arrested an American male who transferred 2 million U.S. dollars into a bank account. Pattaya, October 4, 2011 [PDN]; at 4.00 p.m. An American court had already issued an arrest warrant for defrauding 37 victims but Mr. John Lee escaped the USA to Thailand. He was known to have 4 passports. Read […]
A man was arrested accused of having a fake gun on Walking street, foreign tourists saw the gun and were frightened that he would cause trouble, they notified Pattaya police, the police cautioned him and released him. Pattaya, October 4, 2011[PDN]; At 2.00 am Pol. Lt. Vitsanu Chaisuwan, Pattaya police, was notified that there was […]
Thailand – A Nong Khai procurer convicted of trafficking Laotian women and girls into prostitution was Thursday sentenced to 21 years in prison, while another from Udon Thani was sentenced to nine years. Sentencing Nang Chomphuwong, 57, to 21 years and Therdsak Tubla, 42, to nine years’ imprisonment, the Criminal Court said the pair trafficked […]
