Tourist Police Arrest Two Suspected Drug Couriers.

Pattaya’s Tourist Police were on routine patrol on the Pratamnuk Road in South Pattaya when they spotted two men on a motorbike who appeared nervous when they realized they were in close vicinity to Police.

The two men attempted to escape, however their escape path was blocked by the Tourist Police who were assisted by Tourist Police Volunteers.

Khun Suchart aged 38 and Khun Udomsak aged 18 were informed that they would be searched along with their motorbike. Khun Suchart, who works as a motorbike taxi driver in Jomtien was found to be carrying 7 Yabba Tablets and a substantial quantity of cash, which Police suspect may be the proceeds of drug transactions which had already taken place earlier in the night.

Questioning of the suspects revealed that they had been employed by an agent located in Soi Kow Noi, to sell Yabba Tablets to customers.

Both men were charged with class 1 drug offences and later transferred to Pattaya Police Station for processing.

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