Phuket hits high note for number of drug cases, arrests in the country

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Phuket hits high note for number of drug cases, arrests in the country

By Tanyaluk Sakoot

 

A police officer searches the boot of a car for drugs and other contraband at the Phuket Check Point in Tha Chatchai, the main checkpoint onto the island. Photo: Tanyaluk Sakoot

 

Phuket Provincial Court, from January through October this year, prosecuted more cases for drug-related offenses than any other provincial court in the country, other than Thung Song Provincial Court in Nakhon Sri Thammarat.

 

The island’s status as the nation’s “runner-up” for drug prosecutions came by a report from the Courts of Justice made public earlier this week, confirming that during the eight months Phuket Provincial Court processed 6,697 cases, second only to Thung Song Provincial Court, which processed 7,438 cases.

 

However, Phuket Provincial Court outshone all other provincial courts in the country for prosecutions of possession of illegal drugs and possession of illegal drugs with intent to sell, taking the number one position with 3,076 cases and 702 cases respectively.

 

Full story: https://www.thephuketnews.com/phuket-hits-high-note-for-number-of-drug-cases-arrests-in-the-country-74159.php

 

-- © Copyright Phuket News 2019-12-28

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[hotchilli]

7 hours ago, rooster59 said:

However, Phuket Provincial Court outshone all other provincial courts in the country for prosecutions of possession of illegal drugs and possession of illegal drugs with intent to sell, taking the number one position with 3,076 cases and 702 cases respectively

Yet the void will readily be filled.

[Old Croc]

I suppose it helps the detections rate when you have a quasi customs checkpoint at the Province border.

[Isaanbiker]

But they resell the drugs and can always bust the same drugs over and over again.

 

  The hub of resold drugs. 

 

 

[MeePeeMai]

The prison population there must be out of control.