Region 8 Police blitz nets thousands of suspects, huge drugs haul, targets illegal racers

[snoop1130]

Region 8 Police blitz nets thousands of suspects, huge drugs haul, targets illegal racers

By The Phuket News

 

The results of the blitz were announced on Friday (Aug 23). Photo: PR Dept

 

PHUKET:-- Regions 8 Police arrested more than 3,589 suspects and seized more than 190 firearms – including a “weapon of war” automatic rifle – as well as 1,340 bullets and nearly 172,000 meth pills, more than 6kg of crystal meth in only 20 days during a crackdown throughout Southern Thailand’s upper seven provinces.

 

Region 8 Police Commander Lt Gen Pongwut Pongsri announced the results of the crackdown at a press conference held at the Region 8 Police headquarters, located at the northern tip of Phuket, on Friday (Aug 23).

 

The press conference was held to highlight the number firearms and drugs seized during Region 8 Police’s ongoing campaign “Protection for safety of residents 2019” that began on June 27, Gen Pongwut said.

 

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[RotBenz8888]

33 minutes ago, snoop1130 said:

3,589 suspects

Any foreigners? No, as there would have been a hunting trophy photo.

[worgeordie]

They never seem to show the suspects now,they have not even got a board at the

back,with faces and arrows,etc. Farangs seem to be the exception.

regards worgeordie

[beechbum]

Good effort...????

[happy chappie]

Guns,weapons of war,170,000yabba tabs,6kg of ice,over 3,500 suspected criminals rounded up.sounds like they were gearing up for a molam party.

[the guest]

Round them all up, and put them in camps like the Chinese. These people will never integrate nor will they ever submit.

[mike787]

WOW!  I thought Thailand was only Land of smiles.  

[petedk]

12 hours ago, worgeordie said:

They never seem to show the suspects now,they have not even got a board at the

back,with faces and arrows,etc. Farangs seem to be the exception.

regards worgeordie

Because they have us under control with the TM30 haha

[Dogmatix]

The “weapon of war” automatic rifle looks home made with a butt stock made of steel struts. I wonder if it fires.

 

Doesn’t really seem a big haul from the whole of the South and why do the cops need a special crackdown to go after criminals? Isn’t it their everyday job? I would guess they could have collected more drugs, illegal weapons and ammunition by doing a thorough search of Koh Tao alone.

Edited August 27, 2019 by Dogmatix

[Xonax]

Just imagine what would happen, if the police cared to do their job every day.

[harriott456]

9 hours ago, Dogmatix said:

The “weapon of war” automatic rifle looks home made with a butt stock made of steel struts. I wonder if it fires.

 

Doesn’t really seem a big haul from the whole of the South and why do the cops need a special crackdown to go after criminals? Isn’t it their everyday job? I would guess they could have collected more drugs, illegal weapons and ammunition by doing a thorough search of Koh Tao alone.

 you live in fantasy land