Police Break Up Drug Gangs In Four Provinces

[Lite Beer]

Police break up drug gangs in four provinces

THE NATION ON SUNDAY

BANGKOK:-- Police have arrested alleged drug dealers and smugglers in several provinces and seized narcotics worth hundreds of millions of baht.

A major drug-dealing gang was broken up in Chumphon's Tha Sae district, with 286,000 yaba tablets worth more than Bt100 million seized.

The suspects, including Mayeeding Saleng, 45, Dulhadee Kaling, 22, Yakareeya Kaje, 55, and Manase Jeko, 33, were arrested when they stopped at a checkpoint in two cars.

In Nakhon Phanom, Narong Ketsaenwong, 25, and Phichit Akabut, 39, were arrested with 15,740 yaba pills worth around Bt4 million when they stopped a vehicle checkpoint in Si Songkhram district.

And police in Trang told a press conference yesterday they had rounded up 17 suspects accused of homicide, selling drugs and using drugs.

Police seized about 500 yaba tablets, 0.14 grams of heroin, 2.39 grams of "ice", or crystal methamphetamine, and some marijuana and kratom leaves. They also seized three guns and 33 bullets.

Following the earlier arrest of Thanyares Samranmak, 25, with 500,000 yaba pills and eight kilograms of ice worth Bt124 million, her husband, Kritsada, 33, was arrested yesterday in Suphan Buri's Song Phi Nong district.

In related news, Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra yesterday praised an anti-drug project in Chiang Rai during her visit to the province.

Kamnan, village heads and a number of village members have been assigned to monitor the drug situation in their communities and report back to authorities to prevent and suppress illegal drugs from spreading in their areas.

Yingluck said their performance was satisfactory.

-- The Nation 2012-05-13

[noitom]

Were these folks on the "top 25 most wanted drug dealer list?"

[TomTao]

I am wondering if the investigations into these drug rings started under the previous government, this administration has had a lot of success very quickly in a relatively short period of time, if the current success is due to ongoing investgations started under the previous government then it would be good to see some credit given where due. If on the other hand this administration is acting on information they had before coming to office, then the question needs to be asked whether this administration shared the information with the previous administration? If the answer was no, then why not?

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[Thai at Heart]

I am wondering if the investigations into these drug rings started under the previous government, this administration has had a lot of success very quickly in a relatively short period of time, if the current success is due to ongoing investgations started under the previous government then it would be good to see some credit given where due. If on the other hand this administration is acting on information they had before coming to office, then the question needs to be asked whether this administration shared the information with the previous administration? If the answer was no, then why not?

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Huh? The police already largely know who is dealing this stuff. It is just a matter of breaking the chain of bribery to get the cops to act. The police knew about it under the dems, and TRT before them, it is a matter of getting them to act. Problem is the police and other uniformed organisations are often running their own rings anyway, so who you gonna call to break that one up?

[oldsailor35]

I am wondering if the investigations into these drug rings started under the previous government, this administration has had a lot of success very quickly in a relatively short period of time, if the current success is due to ongoing investgations started under the previous government then it would be good to see some credit given where due. If on the other hand this administration is acting on information they had before coming to office, then the question needs to be asked whether this administration shared the information with the previous administration? If the answer was no, then why not?

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The question is, were certain parties within these drug rings protected by previous government investigators, we all know how deeply corrupt the previous government was, although i think that Abisit was clean, there were certain ones in his cabinet who were up to their eyes in corruption.

[TomTao]

I am wondering if the investigations into these drug rings started under the previous government, this administration has had a lot of success very quickly in a relatively short period of time, if the current success is due to ongoing investgations started under the previous government then it would be good to see some credit given where due. If on the other hand this administration is acting on information they had before coming to office, then the question needs to be asked whether this administration shared the information with the previous administration? If the answer was no, then why not?

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The question is, were certain parties within these drug rings protected by previous government investigators, we all know how deeply corrupt the previous government was, although i think that Abisit was clean, there were certain ones in his cabinet who were up to their eyes in corruption.

Yes it is cerain that members of the previous government were, and probably still corrupt, the same could be said for this government, this is Thailand afterall and we all know corruption is endemic at all levels.

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[TomTao]

I am wondering if the investigations into these drug rings started under the previous government, this administration has had a lot of success very quickly in a relatively short period of time, if the current success is due to ongoing investgations started under the previous government then it would be good to see some credit given where due. If on the other hand this administration is acting on information they had before coming to office, then the question needs to be asked whether this administration shared the information with the previous administration? If the answer was no, then why not?

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Huh? The police already largely know who is dealing this stuff. It is just a matter of breaking the chain of bribery to get the cops to act. The police knew about it under the dems, and TRT before them, it is a matter of getting them to act. Problem is the police and other uniformed organisations are often running their own rings anyway, so who you gonna call to break that one up?

Everybody knows that Thailand has the best police force money can buy, and that is not likely to change until there is a government in place that will take a strong stance against corruption, any guesses when that will be likely to happen?

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[moe666]

I am wondering if the investigations into these drug rings started under the previous government, this administration has had a lot of success very quickly in a relatively short period of time, if the current success is due to ongoing investgations started under the previous government then it would be good to see some credit given where due. If on the other hand this administration is acting on information they had before coming to office, then the question needs to be asked whether this administration shared the information with the previous administration? If the answer was no, then why not?

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Huh? The police already largely know who is dealing this stuff. It is just a matter of breaking the chain of bribery to get the cops to act. The police knew about it under the dems, and TRT before them, it is a matter of getting them to act. Problem is the police and other uniformed organisations are often running their own rings anyway, so who you gonna call to break that one up?

Everybody knows that Thailand has the best police force money can buy, and that is not likely to change until there is a government in place that will take a strong stance against corruption, any guesses when that will be likely to happen?

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Next week

[bangkokbruce]

Were these folks on the "top 25 most wanted drug dealer list?"

No, the real top most wanted drug dealers will never be on the list because they are working for the corrupt Thai police and military officials and are heavily protected to protect their identitites. You compete against them you get busted or die. It's not a good idea to cut them out of the supply and demand worth billions of baht. TIT

[garrya]

I deem this as success. Obviously, the high rate of corruption in countries like Thailand will always be an obstacle to catch the big fish.

But let's be positive, the amount of drugs that The Police have seized is significant anyway.

[OzMick]

How long before the druggies think to have a "clean" lead car in front of the shipment, with a passenger with a mobile phone to warn of checkpoints.

In a Darwinian world, the stupid go down first.

[unanimosity]

I am wondering if the investigations into these drug rings started under the previous government, this administration has had a lot of success very quickly in a relatively short period of time, if the current success is due to ongoing investgations started under the previous government then it would be good to see some credit given where due. If on the other hand this administration is acting on information they had before coming to office, then the question needs to be asked whether this administration shared the information with the previous administration? If the answer was no, then why not?

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Huh? The police already largely know who is dealing this stuff. It is just a matter of breaking the chain of bribery to get the cops to act. The police knew about it under the dems, and TRT before them, it is a matter of getting them to act. Problem is the police and other uniformed organisations are often running their own rings anyway, so who you gonna call to break that one up?

Everybody knows that Thailand has the best police force money can buy, and that is not likely to change until there is a government in place that will take a strong stance against corruption, any guesses when that will be likely to happen?

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When the moon is square?

[unanimosity]

How long before the druggies think to have a "clean" lead car in front of the shipment, with a passenger with a mobile phone to warn of checkpoints.

In a Darwinian world, the stupid go down first.

That would be planning...doesn't exist here. Besides, they have their amulets on.

[gand]

No Red Shirts were arrested in these raids?

[rakman]

An interesting look at yaba tablet pricing.

"A major drug-dealing gang was broken up in Chumphon's Tha Sae district, with 286,000 yaba tablets worth more than Bt100 million seized."

That's 349 baht per tablet.

"In Nakhon Phanom, Narong Ketsaenwong, 25, and Phichit Akabut, 39, were arrested with 15,740 yaba pills worth around Bt4 million when they stopped a vehicle checkpoint in Si Songkhram district."

This bust it's 254 baht per tablet.

"Following the earlier arrest of Thanyares Samranmak, 25, with 500,000 yaba pills and eight kilograms of ice worth Bt124 million,"

Even at 254 baht / tablet that 127million baht, not considering the 8 kg of ice. If we assign a value of 3.16 million baht / kg used in previous news stories, that's 25.2 million baht for the ice, that makes the tablets at 197 baht per tablet. Wow, what a bargain.

Now you know where to go for a discount. I wonder if they query the sellers what their price per pill is?

Still more per tablet than the 1 tablet per child policy.

[hellodolly]

I deem this as success. Obviously, the high rate of corruption in countries like Thailand will always be an obstacle to catch the big fish.

But let's be positive, the amount of drugs that The Police have seized is significant anyway.

On the one hand I have to agree with you the amount of drugs that The Police have seized is significant.

On the other hand it is just a drop in the bucket compared to what is out on the streets in all of Thailand.

If they keep on getting drugs in the amount they have been claiming we might see a sale to reduce their inventory.

[gand]

I deem this as success. Obviously, the high rate of corruption in countries like Thailand will always be an obstacle to catch the big fish.

But let's be positive, the amount of drugs that The Police have seized is significant anyway.

On the one hand I have to agree with you the amount of drugs that The Police have seized is significant.

On the other hand it is just a drop in the bucket compared to what is out on the streets in all of Thailand.

If they keep on getting drugs in the amount they have been claiming we might see a sale to reduce their inventory.

Did they seize other peoples drugs or did they re-seize the drugs the police already had?