webfact Posted September 1, 2011 Share Posted September 1, 2011 Phuket anti-drug volunteer arrested in meth bust Police said the suspects were part of a large drug-dealing gang operating in the southern part of Phuket. Photo: Yodsak Jarana PHUKET: -- A former volunteer member of the Phuket provincial drug suppression unit was among seven members of a gang of alleged drug dealers arrested in Chalong on Tuesday. Chalong Police rounded up the gang at a variety of locations in Chalong and Karon after a successful sting operation. A total of 123 grams of ya ice (crystal methamphetamine) and 432 ya bah (methamphetamine) pills were seized, along with three digital scales, four packs of re-sealable plastic bags and two cars, one of them a BMW. Presented to the media at a press conference at Chalong Police Station yesterday, six suspects who confessed to a variety of drug-related charges were identified as Phuket residents: Prasit “Pay” Sapchumchuen, 25; Wipas “Wat” Nuyuprai, 38; Kitisak Wongnayat, 19; and Turanon “Ball” Khampluk, 29. Also arrested were Soonthon “Piak” Pulklin, 39, from Suphan Buri; and Boonchan “Chan” Rongkhampi, 34, from Uttaradit. A seventh suspect who denied the charges was identified as Phuket resident Boonyakiat “Kiat” Kanghey, age 30. Upon arrest Mr Wipas presented to police a card identifying himself as a member of the Phuket Provincial Drug Suppression Unit. Subsequent investigation reveled that his role in the anti-drug squad had been terminated due to unspecified “inappropriate behavior”. Mr Wipas also once worked as a driver for a former Phuket vice governor, they learned. Chalong Police investigations inspector Jaran Bangprasert told the press that the roundup started with information from an informant that Mr Prasit was part of a large drug-dealing network supplying bargirls and tourists. His arrest in a sting operation and subsequent questioning led to the other arrests, he said. Source: http://www.phuketgazette.net/news/detail.asp?id=10903 -- Phuket Gazette 2011-09-01 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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