CHIANG RAI, Oct 19 – Some 450,000 methamphetamine (or meth) pills were seized in a Chiang Rai drug bust operation, as two drug smugglers evaded arrest. Chiang Rai Governor Pongsak Wangsamer told a press briefing that his special drug suppression unit has seized some 450,000 meth pills and one motorcycle at Tha Sut subdistrict in […]
PHAYAO, Oct 7 – Three Thai suspects were arrested in this northern province for smuggling drugs worth at least Bt300 million. The seized items were 155 sticks of heroin, weighing 59 kg, and 218,000 methamphetamine pills. Read more: MCOT
NAKHON PHANOM, July 13 – A school van driver was arrested in Thailand’s northeastern province of Nakhon Phanom for attempting to smuggle Siamese rosewood to the neighbouring Lao PDR. The smuggler was identified as Nipon Wongdee, 53, who worked several part-time jobs, including driving a van to transport students. Read more: MCOT
Investigation police officers from Pai district from Mae Hong Son province were able to arrest a Danish man who smuggled heroin and marijuana or cannabis. MAEHONGSON – June 23, 2013 [PDN]; At 11.30 PM, Police Lt. General Tanu Inprom of Pai polices station together with over 20 tourist and investigation police officers went to arrest […]
BANGKOK, Feb 27 – A leading wildlife conservation group on Wednesday submitted a half-million signature petition to Thai Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra, urging the Thai government to temporarily ban the ivory trade until a relevant law is amended. The World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF), launched its campaign calling for the Thai premier to ban […]
BANGKOK, Feb 19 – Thailand’s National Park, Wildlife and Plant Conservation Department has instructed local ivory traders to beware of involvement with the illegal ivory trade. Deputy Director-General Theerapat Prayoonsit presided over a meeting of 60 local traders to educate them about the new regulations in order to prevent illegal ivory trade. Read more: MCOT
Thai police have seized 20 elephant tusks in Chumphon and arrested a police captain for smuggling the illegal cargo into Thailand, anti-animal trafficking sources revealed Sunday. FREELAND Foundation, a Bangkok-based international organisation dedicated to eradicating wildlife trafficking, welcomed the seizure and arrest. Read more: The Nation
The Thai Army has interrogated two officers suspected of involving in the smuggling of Rohingya migrants into Thailand, a security source said on Tuesday. The source said a major and a lieutenant colonel were summoned by a panel for questioning on a possible link to a human trafficking operation. Read more: Bangkok Post
