Drug suspect's wife flees with cash: Bangkok police

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Drug suspect's wife flees with cash: police
THE NATION



BANGKOK: -- Slain drug suspect Warissanon Reungkamon's wife is believed to have fled with Bt100 million in cash after her husband was killed in a Monday evening gunfight in Bangkok, police told the press yesterday.

Narcotics Suppression Bureau commander Pol Maj-General Thanai Apichartseni said that after the shooting, which also wounded suspect Pichet Phumdokmai, police raided Warissanon's home in Pathum Thani's Lam Luk Ka district and found 50,000 yaba tablets. Then on Wednesday, police raided the man's five rented flats in the same district and seized more evidence, including some 137,000 yaba tablets, 650 grams of "ice", four guns, 600 rounds of ammunition and a bullet-proof vest.

Police investigators also found Bt2.3 million in cash left in one of the rooms, and concluded that Warissanon's wife Sakulrat Suwansukkho, 32, had fled with the rest of the cash, Thanai said. The building's security camera footage showed Sakulrat and two other women leaving the premises with three suitcases and three backpacks.

Pol General Pongsapat Pong-charoen, who is secretary-general of the Office of the Narcotics Control Board, said investigators had also discovered implements used to change imported yaba into Warissanon's recipe and repackaged with a "seahorse" stamp. Pongsapat is calling on Sakulrat to surrender and be with her four-month-old son, who was found near Warissanon's body. A manhunt is on for the rest of the gang.

Separately, police presented results of a Thai-Dutch police collaboration that led to the seizure of some 10 tonnes of Safrole oil on Monday and the arrest of five male suspects - three Thais, one from Myanmar and a Chinese. The oil can be used to produce 86 million ecstasy pills worth Bt80 billion.

-- The Nation 2013-08-02

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[theblether]

Who's the foreigner in the photo? One of the Dutch police?

[NongKhaiKid]

" SOS We are going under, women and money first "

[Pimay1]

Good luck finding this lady if she has 3.2 million dollars.

[notmyself]

Police investigators also found Bt2.3 million in cash left in one of the rooms, and concluded that Warissanon's wife Sakulrat Suwansukkho, 32, had fled with the rest of the cash

Yeah right. lol

[rkidlad]

Who's the foreigner in the photo? One of the Dutch police?

He was just in the area at the time. The police saw him and thought it would be a good idea to have him in the pic.

[PatOngo]

She ran with the money but left the 4 month kid,ah,the amulet she is wearing will absolve any evil.

[Mampara]

I wonder where she went with all that "lolly"?

[GentlemanJim]

This is the woman who they said rather prematurely yesterday, 'Oh the Mother can come and collect the child without any fear as she has not been involved in any crime' !! Thailand, Hub of Sherlocks.

Poor kid, abandoned for a sack of money!

Edited August 2, 2013 by GentlemanJim

[laurentbkk]

hard to carry 100 millions baht like this .... she might need a couple of LV bags for that .

[meatboy]

This is the woman who they said rather prematurely yesterday, 'Oh the Mother can come and collect the child without any fear as she has not been involved in any crime' !! Thailand, Hub of Sherlocks.

Poor kid, abandoned for a sack of money!

there was no room in the buggy.

[OzMick]

Look at it from her POV - she can always have another kid, what's the chances of making B100 million again.

[arthurboy]

100 million Baht whisked away in the flash of a eye after the police, 'concluded that Warissanon's wife Sakulrat Suwansukkho, 32, had fled with the rest of the cash'.

Truly amazing presence of mind and meticulous coordination by the distraught wife and her friends to get this huge amount of money into 6 bags/ backpacks like that and drive off into the distance.

And while we are at it, how did Thailand's finest work out that particular sum so quickly and so accurately? To be fair, maybe the wounded suspect gave them that figure, but...

I hope the child has a decent chance in life.

Questions, questions and more questions.

[boomerangutang]

<quote> The building's security camera footage showed Sakulrat and two other women leaving the premises with three suitcases and three backpacks.</quote> Reminded me of when Thaksin's wife strolled through airport customs with 30-something very large suitcases stuffed with ....some important things. I'm not saying Pojamin was a drug dealer's wife, but those suitcases (which, of course, went un-inspected by officials) were unlikely to be filled just with shirts and dresses.

Police investigators also found Bt2.3 million in cash left in one of the rooms, and concluded that Warissanon's wife Sakulrat Suwansukkho, 32, had fled with the rest of the cash

Yeah right. lol

Last year, a farang friend had a chunk of money stolen from his north Thailand office. The good news: the cops found the teenage culprits and the loot. The bad news; the cops only returned 10% of the seized money. Of course, the cops had excuses for keeping 90%......

[meatboy]

100 million Baht whisked away in the flash of a eye after the police, 'concluded that Warissanon's wife Sakulrat Suwansukkho, 32, had fled with the rest of the cash'.

Truly amazing presence of mind and meticulous coordination by the distraught wife and her friends to get this huge amount of money into 6 bags/ backpacks like that and drive off into the distance.

And while we are at it, how did Thailand's finest work out that particular sum so quickly and so accurately? To be fair, maybe the wounded suspect gave them that figure, but...

I hope the child has a decent chance in life.

Questions, questions and more questions.

there's another digit missing from the amount?

[Thai at Heart]

Separately, police presented results of a Thai-Dutch police collaboration that led to the seizure of some 10 tonnes of Safrole oil on Monday and the arrest of five male suspects - three Thais, one from Myanmar and a Chinese. The oil can be used to produce 86 million ecstasy pills worth Bt80 billion.

But breaking up a 2.2 bn USD production ring, merits one line......Now that is a looooot of wonga.

[ezzra]

Where did the police come up with the 100 millions tag? is it a speculative figures?

do they have the dead suspect's accounting ledgers? or is it just to magnify and

glorify the catch??

[chooka]

Who's the foreigner in the photo? One of the Dutch police?

He was just in the area at the time. The police saw him and thought it would be a good idea to have him in the pic.

Nice one. Seriously I would say he is the Dutch police officer who was in charge of the investigation and had travelled to Thailand to brief the BIB and get their assistance.

[chooka]

I wonder where she went with all that "lolly"?

To the Temple to have it cleaned.

Edited August 2, 2013 by chooka

[Payboy]

A manhunt is on for the rest of the gang.

If there was indeed Bt 100 million, that's more likely to be just a moneyhunt.

[barrybankruad]

Whatever the circumstances in this case, it would appear that at last the BIB have broken one of the 'bigs' of the drug scene rather than the apprehension of pathetic 'mules' at BKK airport.

[trainman34014]

Well; they may have broken a biggy but decent 'intelligence' work before the hit would have revealed that this guy had multiple homes/apartments that he worked from and a properly co-ordinated raid could have been set up hitting all known targets at the same time, or at least on the same day. Do the BIB ever, ever do anything properly apart from collect helmet fines ?

[jes]

Yes, I think long as she got Money enough to pay, she will be safe. After that she will be found, for sure. Wish all a pleasant weekend.

[chooka]

I'm not sure if the BIB actually cracked this or the Dutch authorities. Maybe it is like the 2 year investigation by the Australian Federal Police into the attempted importation of 250M (AUD) of drugs into Australia. The Thais had no knowledge of it until Fed Pol requested their assistance in the arrests in Thailand. Thailand however took for credit for the investigation and the arrests.

I would put my money on this being a Dutch investigation with the assistance of the Thai authorities.

[bigbamboo]

Looks like these cops got it all wrong.

They got the man.... not the money.

Edited August 2, 2013 by bigbamboo

[NongKhaiKid]

Looks like these cops got it all wrong.

They got the man.... not the money.

The DSI will give the lady 30 days to turn up and explain or they will have to summon her to appear in the year 2525.

Maybe for the media finger pointing exercise they can arrange for her to turn up on the same day as a certain de-frocked monk

[cgphuket]

Drug suspect's wife flees with cash: police

THE NATION

BANGKOK: -- Slain drug suspect Warissanon Reungkamon's wife is believed to have fled with Bt100 million in cash after her husband was killed in a Monday evening gunfight in Bangkok, police told the press yesterday.

Narcotics Suppression Bureau commander Pol Maj-General Thanai Apichartseni said that after the shooting, which also wounded suspect Pichet Phumdokmai, police raided Warissanon's home in Pathum Thani's Lam Luk Ka district and found 50,000 yaba tablets. Then on Wednesday, police raided the man's five rented flats in the same district and seized more evidence, including some 137,000 yaba tablets, 650 grams of "ice", four guns, 600 rounds of ammunition and a bullet-proof vest.

Police investigators also found Bt2.3 million in cash left in one of the rooms, and concluded that Warissanon's wife Sakulrat Suwansukkho, 32, had fled with the rest of the cash, Thanai said. The building's security camera footage showed Sakulrat and two other women leaving the premises with three suitcases and three backpacks.

Pol General Pongsapat Pong-charoen, who is secretary-general of the Office of the Narcotics Control Board, said investigators had also discovered implements used to change imported yaba into Warissanon's recipe and repackaged with a "seahorse" stamp. Pongsapat is calling on Sakulrat to surrender and be with her four-month-old son, who was found near Warissanon's body. A manhunt is on for the rest of the gang.

Separately, police presented results of a Thai-Dutch police collaboration that led to the seizure of some 10 tonnes of Safrole oil on Monday and the arrest of five male suspects - three Thais, one from Myanmar and a Chinese. The oil can be used to produce 86 million ecstasy pills worth Bt80 billion.

-- The Nation 2013-08-02

I really hope they find her...and give her my number. She is single now, right?

[CelticBhoy]

Behind every great man there is a woman picking his pocket.

[EyesWideOpen]

Whatever the circumstances in this case, it would appear that at last the BIB have broken one of the 'bigs' of the drug scene rather than the apprehension of pathetic 'mules' at BKK airport.

Or cut competition..... :-)

Regarding the wife, for the money hunt, GAME ON !!!!!

How about.....looking in Cambodia, seems to be the favorite place

for Thais on the run.

Edited August 2, 2013 by EyesWideOpen

[julemanden]

Where did the police come up with the 100 millions tag? is it a speculative figures?

do they have the dead suspect's accounting ledgers? or is it just to magnify and

glorify the catch??

Didn't you know ? Nowadays they have Xray CCTV cams !!