Huay Yai police have arrested the son of a sub-district headman at his office in possession of a substantial quantity of guns, ammunition and drugs.

Pattaya, the 13th of December 2009 [PDN]: At approximately 11:00am police Lieautenant Colonel Prakob Sang Pring (Huay Yai chief of police) discovered the safe house of a known drug dealer that the local police had been following for over a year. The man was arrested at house number 51/13 Moo 1, Kao Mai Kaew, Banglamung. Police had gathered enough information to warrant an arrest and so proceeded to the scene to apprehend the suspect.

At the house, also the office of the Kow Mai Kaew sub-district Headman, police discovered 2 rifles, 1 shotgun, 1 handgun and a variety of calibre bullets totalling in excess of 1000 rounds. Officers also found an unknown quantity of Yah-Bah and Yah Ice in additions to various items of drug taking paraphernalia and packaging.

The known perpetrator was arrested and found to be Mr Siriwat Kiteepakul [25], son of the village Headman Mr. Siripaisal Kiteepakul and nephew of the sub-district Administration Organisation headman Mr. Jumnian Kiteepakul. Mr. Siriwat admitted to the allegations levelled against him, declaring that the drugs were for personal use and that the weapons belonged to other people who had pawned them to him in exchange for cash. The police did not believe his story as they had witnessed various drug transactions between him and local youths on several occasions. A blood test revealed the presence of drugs in his system.

After a brief investigation around the neighbourhood of the accused, police discovered that Mr. Siriwat would sometimes fire his weapons into the sky in a show of power, disturbing and annoying the residents of the area. Lt. Col. Prakob stated, "He has been in our black list as one of the biggest drug agents in this area. We have watched him for over a year before we managed to arrest him this time."

After his arrest, police also discovered that Mr. Siriwat had been previously arrested once before, by the Banglamung Police. Now the Huay Yai police have the chance to fully investigate the situation and make sure that the suspect is brought to justice.

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15Dec 2009

Good surveillance work, spend a year on watch list. He still managed to shoot up the neighborhood and they do not know he has a prior police record until they arrest him. Hope this is a example of news reporting, not the efficient police force .