Police crackdown seizes M16s, haul of drugs, targets street racers

 

The haul of firearms and illegal motorbike exhausts were on display at the Region 8 Police headquarters yesterday (July 22)Photo: Eakkapop Thongtub

 

PHUKET: Police have seized a haul of more than 240 firearms, including two M16 rifles and 1,610 bullets, as well as nearly 600,000 meth pills and more than 8kg of crystal meth in carckdwon lasting only 18 days.

 

Also targeted in the crackdown was illegal street racing and modified motorbike exhausts.

 

Region 8 Police Commander Lt Gen Pongwut Pongsri announced the results of the crackdown, which netted more than 2,500 suspects, at a press conference held at the Region 8 Police headquarters, located at the northern tip of Phuket, yesterday (July 22).

Read more at https://www.thephuketnews.com/police-crackdown-seizes-m16s-haul-of-drugs-targets-street-racers-72235.php#9eejEDET0VfOIwDe.99 

 

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7 minutes ago, webfact said:

Police have seized a haul of more than 240 firearms, including two M16 rifles and 1,610 bullets, as well as nearly 600,000 meth pills and more than 8kg of crystal meth in carckdwon lasting only 18 days.

did they have a ticket to Vegas?

Photo caption, cops on the left:

"Look at this baby. I am keeping it. John Wick use this for sure."

 

Did they search some tuck tucks ?

4 hours ago, webfact said:

located at the northern tip of Phuket,

And the bust was the northern tip of the iceberg.

Looks like a table at an antique gun show/ flee market

When you see some of the rubbish that they call firearms it is a wonder more shooters aren't killed or maimed !

1610 bullets for 240 firearms?  Or at the very least, only 238 firearms.  I can see in the picture that there are two possibly three air rifles.  

Is Thailand like Britain and Canada, countries that classify pneumatic type rifles and pistols as firearms?  

1610 for 238 = 6.7 bullets per firearm?  I have more than 2000 rounds of .22 caliber LR and .22 WMR bullets alone.  

I wonder where the M16's came from.  Years ago somewhere in Central or South America some M16's were confiscated from criminals.   The police asked the U.S. for assistance in determining where the rifles came from.  Turns out they were from Vietnam.  

 

4 hours ago, radiochaser said:

I wonder where the M16's came from.  Years ago somewhere in Central or South America some M16's were confiscated from criminals.   The police asked the U.S. for assistance in determining where the rifles came from.  Turns out they were from Vietnam.  

 

I've heard Cambodia also 

But no ak47's.That's strange.