Abbot caught with yaba in his quarters - bought a big stash for his own private use

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Picture: Thai Rath

 

Thai Rath reported on the bust of an abbot in Singburi, central Thailand.

 

Officers from Inburi had traced a drug dealer called Pongsathorn to a resort in their area.

 

Pongsathorn spilled the beans about an abbot to whom he had just sold 200 yaba.

 

Officers in conjunction with the Bang Rachan constabulary found the abbot's quarters locked up and the abbot was asking about a search warrant.

 

But when the locals found out they were only too willing to open up - they had been concernned about the drug dealing abbot at Wat Samakhee Tham for the last two years.

 

The police found 198 pills. Phra Siriwat said he got them for his own use after ordering on Line.

 

He claimed he wasn't selling but ordered a lot at a time so he wasn't caught out by his parishioners. 

 

He paid 2,000 baht for 200.

 

His urine soon tested purple and he was defrocked ahead of his prosecution. 

 

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[JoePai]

Seems to have got fat on the profits   ????

[KhunLA]

Concerned for 2 yrs and did nothing ?

 

Wonder how frequently he purchased 2000 tabs for his personal use ... weekly ????  Guess his supplier will fill in the blanks of his purchases, weekly or monthly.   2000 tabs should hold him over for at least 1 year, 5 tabs a day ????.

[2baht]

9 minutes ago, KhunLA said:

Concerned for 2 yrs and did nothing ?

 

Wonder how frequently he purchased 2000 tabs for his personal use ... weekly ????  Guess his supplier will fill in the blanks of his purchases, weekly or monthly.   2000 tabs should hold him over for at least 1 year, 5 tabs a day ????.

Concentrate! He purchased 200 yaba for 2000 baht, got it?..........That's not 5 a day!

[spidermike007]

10 years in a federal penitentiary seems appropriate. 

[KhunLA]

25 minutes ago, 2baht said:

Concentrate! He purchased 200 yaba for 2000 baht, got it?..........That's not 5 a day!

eyes & brain offline today ... 

 

OK, so 6 a day, for 1 month ... ????

[bkk6060]

Did they check Costello's bunk?