FOLLOWING a brief clash between Thai and Cambodian troops at Chong Bok, Ubon Ratchathani province, early this morning (May 28) Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra said this evening that she held talks with Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Manet on resolving the border problem quickly but she kept mum on her father/de facto Pheu Thai boss
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Nigerian court convicts 10 Thai sailors for cocaine trafficking, fines vessel $4m
By The Guardian Nigeria Lagos – Justice Daniel Osiagor of the Federal High Court in Lagos yesterday (May 15) convicted 10 Thai sailors for trafficking 32.9 kilogrammes of cocaine. The vessel, MV Chayanee Naree, allegedly used in smuggling the drugs into Nigeria, was also convicted. The sailors: Krilerk Tanakhan, Boonlert Hansoongnern, Jakkarin Booncharoen, Thammarong
Read more70-80% conscripts found to be addicted to drugs
JUSTICE Minister Tawee Sodsong revealed that each year as many as 70 to 80% of new conscripts doing mandatory army service are addicted to drugs and urgent discussions are needed to solve this problem and introduce rehabilitation measures, TV Channel 7 said. Under the 1954 Military Service Act, every April men aged 21 or older
Read moreGreen light to fire at drug dealer who shot dead police officer
AROUND 200 police officers from various units are hunting for a drug dealer who shot dead their colleague just as he approached his hut in the middle of a rubber plantation in Loei province with permission given to open fire at him in self-defence if a gunfight breaks out, Amarin TV said this evening
Read moreMajor cocaine dealer arrested on Koh Phangan
A NIGERIAN man who came to Thailand as a tourist then became a major cocaine dealer on Koh Phangan was arrested in a sting operation last night (March 1), TV Channel 7 said today. At approximately 11.50 p.m. a police team arrested Mr. Ugoma Jefta Nusbech (name translated as written in Thai), 37, after
Read more2.5 tonnes of Ice seized in biggest drug bust in years
IN THE biggest drug seizure in years as much as 2.464 tonnes of crystal methamphetamine was found in a convoy of three vehicles in Ayutthaya with this leading to the dismantling of “Tata Tachileik” network, Amarin TV said last night (Feb. 20). Justice Minister Thawee Sodsong joined Deputy National Police Chief Pol. Gen. Prachuap
Read moreFour drug runners killed in two clashes at Chiang Mai border area
RANGERS clashed with drug traffickers twice since last night along the border with Myanmar at Mae Ai district of Chiang Mai leading to four of them being killed in the firefights but no casualties among the troops, TV Channel 7 said today (Feb. 9). Seized after the two clashes were 195 kilogrammes of crystal
Read morePolice bust foreign drug gang on Koh Phangan
POLICE broke up a foreign drug gang that has been selling narcotics to tourists on Koh Phangan for almost two years with turnover reaching over 71 million baht and are moving to revoke their visas and deport the suspects as well as permanently blacklist them, MNG Online said today (Dec. 20). This major operation
Read moreTugboat seized and captain arrested in major international drug bust
A TUGBOAT to be used to tow a ship about to smuggle a large amount of drugs to Taiwan and the Philippines territorial waters was seized and the ship’s captain arrested today (Dec. 18), TV Channel said. Pol. Lt. Gen. Santi Chainiramai, acting chief of Narcotics Suppression Bureau, said this is a large international
Read more15 million meth pills seized in sting operation spin-off
POLICE seized 15.6 million methamphetamine pills hidden in a pickup truck in Ayutthaya yesterday (Dec. 10) and arrested a suspect with this stemming from further investigation of a sting operation in June, Naewna newspaper said. Mr. Wirathep (surname withheld), or Thep Klongjik, was arrested and seized from the pickup truck he was driving were
Read moreBig lot of drugs found stuffed in Buddha images
BORDER Patrol Police together with other security agencies seized three Buddha images abandoned by a roadside in Nakhon Phanom today (Nov. 18) and within them were stuffed 12kg of heroin and 117kg of crystal methamphetamine (Ice), TV Channel 7 said. Pol. Lt. Col. Rewat Champa, commander of the 237th Border Patrol Police company, was
Read morePopular Malaysian singer faces drug charges in Thailand
OVER a hundred fans and relatives of a popular Malaysian singer flocked to encourage her after she was arrested together with five others at a hotel in Su-ngai Kolok, Narathiwat, last Friday with 6,060 methamphetamine pills in their possession,TV Channel 7 and TV Channel 3 Plus News said today (Nov. 4). As Pol. Lt.
Read more405kg Ice seized after clash with drug runners in Chiang Rai
A TEAM of soldiers from Tap Chao Tak unit of Pha Muang Task Force clashed with drug traffickers on the Thai-Myanmar border in Chiang Rai before dawn today (Oct. 20) leading to the seizure of 405kg of crystal methamphetamine (Ice), Naewna newspaper said. The team was patrolling an area near Sai river in Mai
Read moreBig lot of meth pills packed in bags stamped with Man Utd logo seized after clash
SOLDIERS seized one million methamphetamine pills after a clash with drug traffickers in Chiang Rai province with the drug packed in bags stamped with Manchester United Football Club logo, Naewna newspaper said today (Sep. 6). Col. Meechai Nilsat, deputy commander of Pha Muang task force, and Col. Nathee Thimsen, commander of Thap Chao Tak
Read moreUS arrests 2 leaders of Mexico’s Sinaloa cartel: ‘El Mayo’ Zambada and son of ‘El Chapo
By AP and published by Yahoo!News Washington – Ismael “El Mayo” Zambada, a longtime leader of Mexico’s Sinaloa cartel, and Joaquín Guzmán López, a son of another infamous cartel leader, were arrested by US authorities in Texas on Thursday (July 25), the US Justice Department said. A leader of the powerful Sinaloa cartel for
Read moreMarijuana demonstration in front of Govt House
A NETWORK opposing the Pheu Thai-led government’s move to relist marijuana as a narcotic by the end of this year held a demonstration in front of the Government House yesterday afternoon and submitted a proposal that a joint study be conducted on this step, Naewna newspaper said this morning (July 9). At 1.30 p.m.
Read moreBig lot of meth pills laced with sodium cyanide seized at border
IN A shocking discovery it was found that over 400,000 methamphetamine pills seized by a Thai navy team supported by some soldiers had been mixed with sodium cyanide turning them lethal as people who take them either get addicted or die, Naewna newspaper said this morning (July 6). Sodium cyanide is a poisonous compound
Read moreDrug gangs selling meths at only 5 baht a pill in 3 Northeastern border provinces
DRUG barons have slashed the price of methamphetamine pills to only 5 baht each after weakening the composition with this low-priced variety now available at three Northeastern border provinces, Naewna newspaper said this afternoon (June 20). Col. Sivadol Yarklai, commander of Third Infantry Division and head of the drug suppression unit in the Northeastern
Read moreScores rounded up for drug use in raid on new Chonburi pub
ROUNDED UP in a raid on the newly-opened NASA pub in Chonburi at 1 a.m. today (June 15) were 157 revellers found to have taken drugs while lots of sachets containing narcotics had been discarded on the floor, Amarin TV said. A Department of Provincial Administration (DOPA) team of officials together with local and
Read morePM shocked at deputy minister’s cousin being held for drugs
PRIME MINISTER Srettha Thavisin said this morning (June 11) he was shocked to hear that a cousin of Deputy Interior Minister Chada Thaiset had been arrested on drug charges, Amarin TV and Thai Rath newspaper said. Speaking to reporters at Government House, the prime minister said he had not met Chada today as he
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