Ex-ship captain identified as head of major drug ring

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A prominent former ship’s captain has been identified by the Narcotics Suppression Bureau (NSB) as the operator of a substantial drug trafficking ring, from which 1.2 tonnes of ketamine and nearly one tonne of ya ice were confiscated earlier this month.

 

The NSB disclosed this information during a briefing at its headquarters, unveiling the outcome of a covert operation named Poseidon 1. This operation led to the arrest of five individuals at a port in the Bang Pakong district of Chachoengsao on December 4.

 

Justice Minister Tawee Sodsong revealed that the authorities also seized 999 kilograms of crystal methamphetamine, also known as ya ice, and 1.2 tonnes of ketamine from the trafficking ring operated by the arrested quintet.

The trafficking circle includes both Thai nationals and foreigners. The NSB also seized assets totalling 140 million baht (US$4.05 million), suspected to have been acquired using drug-related funds.

 

by Mitch Connor

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Full story: The Thaiger 2023-12-27

 

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[Srikcir]

Reminds me:

• Manas Kongpan, a lieutenant general of the Thai army, was convicted in 2017 alongside other officials as well as dozens of Thai nationals, after a lengthy trial involving 103 suspects. The senior military officer used to lead an operation to intercept migrants off the Thai coast. The court, which also declared him guilty of transnational organised crime, noted evidence that millions of baht were transferred into his bank account. https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/verdict-due-in-major-thai-human-trafficking-trial
• "His alleged involvement has raised questions for junta chief Prayut Chan-O-Cha, who has repeatedly justified his coup last year as a needed solution to the graft that he says flourished under a series of civilian governments.  Manas was promoted while Prayut was his army chief."   https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2015/8/13/human-traffickers-arrested-in-thailand-crackdown

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On 12/27/2023 at 2:52 AM, Srikcir said:

Reminds me:

• Manas Kongpan, a lieutenant general of the Thai army, was convicted in 2017 alongside other officials as well as dozens of Thai nationals, after a lengthy trial involving 103 suspects. The senior military officer used to lead an operation to intercept migrants off the Thai coast. The court, which also declared him guilty of transnational organised crime, noted evidence that millions of baht were transferred into his bank account. https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/verdict-due-in-major-thai-human-trafficking-trial
• "His alleged involvement has raised questions for junta chief Prayut Chan-O-Cha, who has repeatedly justified his coup last year as a needed solution to the graft that he says flourished under a series of civilian governments.  Manas was promoted while Prayut was his army chief."   https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2015/8/13/human-traffickers-arrested-in-thailand-crackdown

Well we all knew that Prayuth was never serious about any of his declarations, and every one of his promises were fake, and the ones that he may have seemed serious about he never followed up on. So overall he was an absolutely terrible leader without a sincere bone in his body. 

 

And he may have moved Thailand backwards a decade or longer.