BANGKOK, Thailand — The driver of the freight train involved in Saturday’s fatal collision with a passenger bus in Bangkok has tested positive for drugs, while the railway crossing barrier operator has been formally charged with negligence causing death and injury, according to official statements from Bangkok Metropolitan Police. Bus And Train Drivers Charged Following […]
PHUKET — Police have intercepted a major drug shipment bound for Australia, seizing 6.2 kilograms of heroin ingeniously concealed inside the linings of traditional Thai clothing, in a case that exposes both the sophistication of transnational smuggling networks and the staggering profits that drive them. Sri Lankan Teen Arrested With 2.44 kg of Heroin at […]
BANGKOK — Thai immigration police have arrested a 21-year-old Nigerian man in Bangkok following a drug sting operation that ended in a two-hour chase through a vacant lot, and discovered that he had overstayed his permission to stay by 206 days. Police Arrest Nigerians and Thai Woman in Romance Scam Ring in Pattaya The suspect, […]
BANGKOK — A 47-year-old Nigerian national identified as a key figure in the distribution of cocaine across Thailand has been arrested in the capital’s Bang Rak district, in a police operation that also netted three additional suspects and seized drugs, cash and assets worth millions of baht. Nigerian Arrested in Nong Khai Crystal Meth Crackdown […]
NARATHIWAT — Prime Minister and Interior Minister Anutin Charnvirakul has approved in principle a border fence project in the southern province of Narathiwat aimed at curbing smuggling, illegal crossings and insurgent movements, with funding to be drawn from the central budget, according to a report by the Bangkok Post. Thailand Plans Security Wire Fence on […]
HAT YAI — An 18-year-old Sri Lankan man has been arrested at Hat Yai International Airport in southern Thailand for attempting to smuggle a large quantity of drugs, in a case that highlights the kingdom’s ongoing battle against international narcotics trafficking networks using Thailand as a transit hub. Bangkok Pub Raid Nets Nigerian Dealer, Dozens […]
BANGKOK — A British national has been charged after allegedly attempting to smuggle more than one kilogram of heroin into Australia by concealing the drugs inside his body, in a case that highlights the extreme risks of internal drug trafficking. Bangladeshi Woman Arrested at Phuket Airport With Cocaine and Forged Documents Ifeanyl Ezeiru-Maru, 52, was […]
NONG KHAI — Immigration police and narcotics control officers have dismantled parts of a transnational drug network in a coordinated operation that resulted in two major arrests on April 1, seizing 6 kilograms of crystal methamphetamine and detaining a Thai woman linked to a 3.4 million meth pill smuggling case. Nigerian Drug Suspect Arrested on […]
