Two Chinese Nationals Arrested for Illegally Selling Nitrous Oxide in Bangkok

[Georgealbert]

 

Picture courtesy of Amarin.

 

Police have arrested two Chinese nationals for the illegal possession and sale of nitrous oxide, commonly known as “laughing gas,” following a sting operation in the Huai Khwang district of Bangkok.

 

Pol Col Porntep Chalermkiat, Superintendent of Sutthisan Police Station, along with Pol Lt Col Nitithorn Yodchotwanich, Deputy Superintendent of Investigation, directed the arrest of Ms. Li Shuyu, 29, and Mr. Ye Yanming, 26, both Chinese citizens. The operation was led by Pol Lt Pichet Khankuen of the Sutthisan Investigation Division.

 

The suspects were apprehended in the car park of a hotel located in Soi Udomsuk, Samsennok Subdistrict, after police received a tip-off from an informant. The informant reported that a Chinese man and woman, aged between 26 and 30, were planning to deliver nitrous oxide to customers at the location using a white Honda City sedan.

 

Upon arrival, officers discovered the vehicle with two individuals inside and a large quantity of items loaded in the back. The suspects were detained and the car was searched in the presence of a hotel employee who acted as a translator.

 

Police seized the following evidence from the vehicle:

 

1. 21 unlabelled boxes of nitrous oxide, each containing four canisters

2. Four additional loose canisters of nitrous oxide

3. Six balloons intended for gas use

 

In total, authorities counted 88 canisters of nitrous oxide.

 

Through an interpreter, both suspects admitted ownership of the vehicle and the gas canisters. They were unable to produce any documents proving the legal acquisition of the items. The presence of English-language branding on the canisters also indicated they were likely imported.

 

The suspects were informed of their rights and officially charged with “selling, importing, or ordering the import of modern medicine into the Kingdom without a permit,” in violation of Thailand’s Drug Act B.E. 2510 (1967).

 

Following their confession, the pair were taken into custody and the evidence was handed over to investigators at Sutthisan Police Station for further legal proceedings.

 

-- 2025-04-12

 

[flyingtlger]

The chinese were laughing their way to the bank.

Now they're crying their way to jail 😥........

 

[PomPolo]

These Chinese making the news for all the wrong reasons recently, they should pay a visit to the UK we will train them properly