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
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4 Hong Kongers caught with 14kg heroin at Suvarnabhumi Airport
ACTING on a tip-off, police arrested four Hong Kongers just as they were loading a suitcase packed with 14 kilogrammes of heroin at Suvarnabhumi Airport last evening (June 23), Naewna newspaper said this evening. Pol. Lt. Gen. Phanurat Lakboon, secretary-general of the Office of the Narcotics Control Board, and Mr. Purin Meganan, director at
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 morePolice confident those behind escape of oil-smuggling boats will be prosecuted
POLICE are certain that those involved in the escape of three oil-smuggling boats from the Marine Police pier in Sattahip and subsequent capture near Songkhla city in the south could be prosecuted despite prosecutors having raised the question that if they were seized in international waters it would make the case difficult, Naewna newspaper
Read more3 oil-smuggling boats have arrived at Songkhla, 2 racketeers being probed
THE three captured oil-smuggling boats reached Songkhla Marine Police pier last night (June 17) with there being eight crew members on board and only a little bit of oil left at the bottom of one of the vessels and it still being ascertained how much if any remains on the other two, Amarin TV
Read moreContraband oil, many crew members missing from seized boats
MARINE Police who capture the three oil-smuggling boats initially sent word that the over 330,000 litres of contraband oil is now missing with only six to seven crew members of approximately 20 who escaped from the Sattahip pier last Tuesday (June 11) being aboard, Amarin TV said today (June 17). The three large boats
Read moreMissing oil-smuggling boats returning to Songkhla tomorrow: Police
THAI Marine Police have taken control of three oil-smuggling boats that disappeared from a pier in Sattahip, Chonburi, last Tuesday night (June 11) and they are expected to sail back to southern Songkhla port tomorrow, TV Channel 7 said this evening (June 16) Pol. Lt. Gen Kraiboon Suadsong, director of National Police Oil Smuggling
Read more3 missing oil-smuggling boats heading for Trat then neighbouring waters
CHONBURI police said that three seized oil-smuggling boats that went missing from Sattahip bay on Tuesday night (June 11) are believed to be heading for Trat coastal province, which is next to Cambodia, and then sail to neighbouring waters, Naewna newspaper and TV Channel 7 said late last night. Pol. Lt. Col. Santichon Hume,
Read morePoliceman, pregnant wife shot dead by oil smuggling gang
A POLICEMAN and his six-month pregnant wife were shot dead while trying to arrest members of an oil smuggling gang with two later rounded up while the third one is being chased, Amarin TV said this morning (May 13). Pol. Sgt. Maj. Sakon Banlu, 43, head of a platoon at Amnat Charoen provincial police,
Read more80 million baht in cash seized from hybrid scam gang at border
CYBER CRIME and Border Patrol police seized 80 million baht in cash linked to a hybrid scam gang that was being taken to the Thai-Myanmar border at Mae Sot district of Tak province today (Apr. 17), TV Channel 7 said. At the order of Cyber Crime Investigation Bureau chief Pol. Lt. Gen Worawat Watnakornbancha,
Read moreGovt pressed to bust Myanmar cattle smuggling in Tak
By Thai Newsroom Reporters THE GOVERNMENT WAS PRESSED today (Jan.18) to take action against bribe-taking government officials and black-marketing smugglers of Myanmar cattle in northwestern border areas of Tak. Democrat leader/former agriculture & cooperatives minister Chalermchai Sri-on called on the Pheu Thai-led government to promptly stop the Thai-Myanmar cattle smuggling rackets in collusion with
Read moreBetong customs officials strictly curbing petrol smuggling
AFTER A wave of criticism on Malaysian social media blasting Thais for crossing the border to buy subsidised petrol in their country, the customs checkpoint at Betong in Yala is now strictly inspecting all vehicles to stop this flow of cheaper oil across the border, Naewna newspaper said this afternoon (Jan. 5). This issue
Read more4,500 tonnes of smuggled pork, other meats seized in crackdown
By Thai Newsroom Reporters OVER 4,500 TONNES OF PORK and other meats allegedly smuggled from abroad have been seized at cold storage warehouses in the provinces since the last few months, according to Agriculture & Cooperatives Minister Thammanat Prompao. More than 4,500 tonnes of pork and other meats suspected to have been illegally brought
Read moreHouses near Three Pagodas Pass suspected as human trafficking channels
By Thai Newsroom Reporters CERTAIN HOUSES IN VICINITY OF Three Pagodas Pass border area in Kanchanaburi are suspected as clandestine passageways for human trafficking and goods smuggling scams. Members of the House Committee on National Security, Border Affairs and National Strategies and Reform have recently visited Three Pagodas Pass area in Sangkhla district of
Read morePoliticians, officials suspected of involvement in pork smuggling
By Thai Newsroom Reporters POLITICIANS AND GOVERNMENT personnel were today (Dec.14) suspected of involvement in the smuggling of pork into the country, according to House Committee on Agriculture chair Sakdinai Noomnoo. Whilst the unnamed politicians allegedly involved in the smuggling of pork are yet to be questioned and brought to justice, some unnamed officials
Read moreAgriculture Minister joins crackdown on rubber smuggling
By Thai Newsroom Reporters AGRICULTURE & COOPERATIVES MINISTER Thammanat Prompao is taking part in government missions to crack down on the smuggling of natural rubber, confirmed deputy government spokesperson Kenika Oonjit yesterday (Dec.6). The agriculture minister has instructed agencies under his command to join government efforts to eliminate the smuggling of natural rubber, particularly
Read moreMakro cooperating with DSI in contraband pork probe
THE MANAGEMENT of Makro cash & carry stores said today (Nov. 27) they were cooperating with the Department of Special Investigation (DSI) which is investigating the smuggling and distribution of contraband pork, Matichon newspaper said. A DSI team visited Makro’s head office and were given full details on the process of purchasing pork, product
Read moreSaudi man nabbed in wildlife smuggling attempt
A SAUDI ARABIAN man was arrested at Suvarnabhumi Airport this evening (June 15) after 99 wild animals and 90 aquatic animals were found in his suitcases just as he was trying to catch a flight back to his home country, TV Channel 7 said. Airport officials inspected the three suitcases the unidentified Saudi man
Read moreDozens of cattle smuggled from Myanmar seized
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
Read moreIsraeli 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
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