Big Joke announces results of southern region crime crackdown - child paedo ring busted

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Picture: Tai Rath

 

Top cop Lt-Gen Surachate "Big Joke" Hakpan presented the results of a crime crackdown from Wednesday at Friday last week in seven southern Thailand provinces. 

 

The Lt-Gen said that he had worked with Region 8 to investigate 285 places over crime related to human trafficking in children, guns and hitmen, people of influence and clear up those on existing warrants.

 

There were 44 raids in Krabi, Chumphon 38, Nakhon Sri Thammarat 51, Phannga 34, Phuket 22, Ranong, 26 and 70 in Surat Thani.

 

Speaking in Surat Thani on Saturday where guns and ammunition seized were displayed Big Joke said he was acting on orders from RTP chief Gen Suwat Chaenyodsuk to get tough on crime and bring confidence to the people, reported Thai Rath.

 

Picture: Thai Rath

 

Twenty five registered guns and 37 unregistered weapons were seized along with 274 rounds of ammunition. 

 

There were connections to unrest in three far south provinces. 

 

115 drugs cases, 15 warrants and 12 others (including one of explosives use) were cleared up.

 

277 people were investigated and 254 DNA samples were taken. 

 

One of the top cases was the smashing of a child prostitution gang known as "Jay Nam" after the main woman who offered girls under 15 for sex to men at night for 1,500 baht a time. 

 

Arrested along aith Jay Nam, 38, were female associates Saa, 19, Opor, 20, and Fay, 28.

 

All admitted their involvement.

 

The case was the conclusion of an investigation after a 13 year old was taken in by social services after being offered for sex at the Grand Garden Hotel in Surat Thani in November. 

 

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[meatboy]

keep up the good work B.J. you are definately needed in thailand,shame that there are not a lot more like you.

[hotchilli]

5 hours ago, webfact said:

There were 44 raids in Krabi, Chumphon 38, Nakhon Sri Thammarat 51, Phannga 34, Phuket 22, Ranong, 26 and 70 in Surat Thani.

Seems the local plod haven't been doing their jobs?

[kidneyw]

Can't keep a good man down, even in Thailand it seems.

[natway09]

Meanwhile the local police have lost many sources of income.

Good on him