THE DEPARTMENT of Special Investigation (DSI) today (Sept. 19) announced the seizure of 26 out of 35 luxury vehicles stolen in the UK and sold as new vehicles in Thailand after being contacted by the British authorities to track them down, Naewna newspaper said. Justice Minister Somsak Thepsutin together with Mr. Traiyarit Temhiwong, DSI’s
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Fake designer goods worth 50m baht seized
UPTO 70,000 knock-off designer products worth 50 million baht were seized in raids on 15 warehouses in Nakhon Nayok province by the Department of Special Investigation (DSI) yesterday, Amarin TV said today (August 20). Mounting the raids on the 15 warehouses at Rong Kluea market in Ban Yai subdistrict, Mueang district, was Pol. Lt. Col.
Read moreRussia seizes control of Sakhalin gas project, raises stakes with West
By Reuters and published by CTV News Tokyo/London – President Vladimir Putin has raised the stakes in an economic war with the West and its allies with a decree that seizes full control of the Sakhalin-2 gas and oil project in Russia’s far east, a move that could force out Shell and Japanese investors. The
Read more220kg Ice found in overturned cabbage pickup truck
SURAT THANI police last night (Apr. 28) found a big lot of 220 kilogrammes of crystal methamphetamine (Ice) hidden in a pickup truck loaded with cabbage after it flipped over and are now chasing the driver and accompanying passenger who fled the scene, Matichon newspaper said this morning. Tha Chana police station was alerted
Read moreOver 800kg Ice heading for Taiwan seized
THE CUSTOMS Department seized 897 kilogrammes of crystal methamphetamine (Ice) hidden in silicone floor mats just as the consignment was being shipped to Taiwan, Amarin TV said today (Dec. 4). Mr. Phachara Anantasil, head of the Customs Department, said the X-ray and Technology Centre at the Bangkok Port Customs Office, Klongtoey, found that the
Read moreNew type of meth pills found in latest drug bust
THE seizure of over 1.4 million methamphetamine (yaba) pills in northern Lampang province yesterday (Nov. 25) showed that they are a new type of the drug being darker and smaller with this indicating that they are more potent than before, Amarin TV said today. Provincial Police Region 5 Commander Pol. Lt. Gen. Piya Tawichai
Read more2 held in seizure of large cache of weapons in Kanchanaburi
A RAID on a resort in Kanchanaburi province led to the seizure of 111 homemade pistols and war weapons as well as 1,320 rounds of ammunition of various calibre with a couple who claimed to be the caretakers of the premises being arrested, Thai Rath newspaper said this evening (Nov. 21). Provincial Police Region 7
Read moreHK seizes heroin hidden in electrical appliances sent from Thailand
HONG KONG Customs seized about 23.5 kilogrammes of suspected heroin with an estimated market value of about $29 million (approximately 900 million baht) hidden in a consignment of goods that arrived from Thailand on May 27, a press release issued by the Government of Hong Kong Special Administrative Region said today (May 30). Customs
Read morePolice confirm seizing protest camp was lawful, another rally looms
POLICE said the clearing of a protest camp near the Government House early this morning (March 28) was within the law with several wrongdoings having been registered while they are fully prepared for a rally planned to be held near Asok BTS station this evening, Siam Rath newspaper said. Pol. Col. Krisana Pattanacharoen, deputy spokesman
Read moreAnimal lovers worried about seized 6 cats being auctioned
SIX cats that were confiscated yesterday (March 15) from the house of a suspected member of a drug gang in Rayong and are to be auctioned off have attracted a lot of sympathy from animal lovers with the owner, the wife of the drug boss arrested in January and who is on the run, sending
Read morePolice smash used medical glove smuggling ring
A LARGE quantity of used medical gloves illegally smuggled into Thailand and packed for sale as new under various brands was seized from a closed entertainment venue and the office of the company that ran the operation, Siam Rath newspaper reported. Total value of the used gloves and the production equipment seized from the two
Read moreOver 200 kgs Ice found near abandoned Chonburi warehouse
AN EAGLE-EYED guard spotted suspicious looking bags hidden in the underbrush near an abandoned warehouse in Chonburi province last night and quickly alerted the police who found over 200 kilogrammes of crystal methamphetamine (Ice) neatly packed in six of these bags well hidden at that deserted spot, Khaosod newspaper reported today (September 20, 2020). Pol.
Read moreMassive drug haul worth B1.6 billion in Kanchanaburi
A MASSIVE seizure of narcotic drugs worth 1.6 billion baht took place in Kanchanburi province last night with National Police Chief Pol. Gen. Chakthip Chaijinda flying there in a helicopter today (August 25) to question the suspect arrested while driving a truck with a hidden compartment where this huge amount of drugs was hidden, Naewna
Read moreNationwide sweep nets huge pile of drugs
SEVERAL SUSPECTS were arrested in a string of drugs busts across the country with 12 million methamphetamine (Speed) pills being seized in the latest police action while 100 kilogrammes of crystal methamphetamine (Ice) and 150 kilogrammes Ketamine were netted in earlier raids, INN News reported today (July 21, 2020). On Sunday Narcotics Suppression police trailed
Read morePol Gen Chakthip: Seized war weapons belonged to political group
NATIONAL Police Chief Pol Gen Chakthip Chaijinda today (June 25) confirmed that the war weapons seized from a house at the Thai-Myanmar border town of Mae Sot, Tak province, belonged to a political group and not traders as security officials had said, INN News reported. Soldiers of the Special Unit of 4th Infantry Regiment together
Read moreWeapons seized in Lampang as by-election nears
By Thai Newsroom Reporters OVER A DOZEN SHOTGUNS have been seized from villagers in Lampang during the current running up to a by-election of an MP in the northern province. Pol Maj Gen Anucha Uamcharoen, commander of the Lampang provincial police, today (June 5) announced 14 shotguns, 18 cap guns and a hand grenade have
Read moreBig haul of fake designer handbags seized
By Thai Newsroom Reporters HUNDREDS OF FAKE handbags bearing world-famous brands were seized today (June 4) at a border market in Sa Kaeo province. Customs officials and police raided a shophouse in Rong Klua market in Aranyaprathet district across the border from Poi Pet township in Cambodia and seized 1,675 fake handbags with world-renowned brands
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