A BORDER Patrol Police unit seized a herd of 84 cattle smuggled to Prachuab Khiri Khan province from Myanmar but three men driving them across the border managed to escape in the dark, Matichon newspaper said today (Jan. 7), Pol. Lt. Col. Tawee Phanoi, commander of company 146 manning Singkhon checkpoint, took a team
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Israeli man with ammunition, magazine in suitcase held at Phuket airport
POLICE and security guards at Phuket International Airport arrested an Israeli man after 55 rifle bullets and a magazine were found in his suitcase just as he was preparing to board a plane to Bangkok, Naewna newspaper said today (Oct. 29). Phuketandamannews Facebook page said the Israeli man, Mr. Karn Chamun Farjun (name translated
Read moreAmmunition, grenades heading for Myanmar seized at border
CHIANG Rai police seized 6,000 rounds of 5.56mm ammunition used for the M16 and M4-Series assault rifles and 52 K75 grenades that were to be sent to Myanmar’s Tachileik town which is just opposite Mae Sai town on the Thai side, Thai Rath newspaper said this evening (March 29). This cache of ammo and grenades
Read moreEx-drug convict nabbed anew with 20kg Ice
A FORMER drug convict who served a lengthy jail term before being set free was again arrested for transporting 20 kilogrammes of crystal methamphetamine (Ice) from Chiang Rai to Phitsanulok province, Amarin TV reported this morning (Nov. 26, 2020). The suspect, Mr. Jang Tokampang, 58, told police the economic downturn brought on by Covid-19 pandemic
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