Phuket police take a break on last night of curfew

Phuket police take a break on last night of curfew

By The Phuket News

The curfew patrols hit the streets for the last time overnight on Saturday night (June 13-14). Photo: Phuket Provincial Narcotics Control Management Centre

PHUKET:-- Phuket police took the night off from catching curfew breakers last night (June 14), the last night of the nationwide curfew after it was announced last week that it will no longer be enforced from 00:01am, June 15.

Although the curfew technically came into effect for the last time at 11pm last night, police decided to waive enforcement for the one hour through to midnight, Phuket Provincial Police Commander Maj Gen Rungrote Thakurapunyasiri told The Phuket News today.

In total, 1,995 people in Phuket were arrested for breaking nationwide nightly curfew since it was introduced on Apr 3, noted a report issued by Phuket Provincial Police today (June 15).

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