Brothers arrested for hotel room drug depot shopfront
Phuket Gazette


Natthawut Srisamut, 25, and his older brother Weerawat Srisamut, 27, busted for marijuana, ya bah and ya ice. Photo: Thawit Bilabdullar

PHUKET: -- Two brothers were arrested on drugs charges on Friday, with police suspecting that the siblings were using a hotel room in Cherng Talay to store and sell their wares.

“We received a report from one of our uncover agents about the brothers renting a hotel room to store drugs, and we obtained a warrant to search their house in Baan Bang Tao,” Cherng Talay Police Deputy Superintendent Saad Wongwiangjan explained.

“We first came across Natthawut Srisamut, who is 25 years old. We presented the warrant and searched the house,” Lt Col Saad told the Phuket Gazette.

“In the bedroom we found Weerawat Srisamut, 27, lying in bed and we found 18.3 grams of marijuana packed in two small plastic bags on the bed,” he explained.

The brothers were taken to the police station for questioning.

“The brothers confessed that they were storing some ya bah [methamphetamine] and ya ice [crystal methamphetamine] in a guestroom at the Kanita Hotel to sell to the guests,” Lt Col Saad said.

“Police officers took them to the hotel and searched room number 201. We found ya bah packed in three plastic bags, totaling 30 pills. We also found seven plastic bags packed with ya ice, containing 3.08 grams in total,” he explained.

Police say drugs paraphernalia was also found in the room.

“Both brothers were charged with possession of a Category 1 drug with intent to sell,” said Lt Col Saad.

Source: http://www.phuketgazette.net/phuket_news/2013/Brothers-arrested-for-hotel-room-drug-depot-shopfront-22000.html


-- Phuket Gazette 2013-08-19

Wow, what a bust, hope they informed the DEA, cause I suspect of the brothers being linked to the Mexican Kartels

Why are all the small dealers found - but never the suppliers and higher ups. Thailand police protects the kingpins because they pay money - sad - if this were a real investigation - they could find those in charge of the distrubtion - not the small dealers only.

Why are all the small dealers found - but never the suppliers and higher ups. Thailand police protects the kingpins because they pay money - sad - if this were a real investigation - they could find those in charge of the distrubtion - not the small dealers only.

Yeah I wonder????

And I will repeat myself, legalize it. It was available in stores 10 and 15 years ago, with a horse on the label.

Yaba or speed to clarify.

The police and army generals have too much money to make from it.

Why are all the small dealers found - but never the suppliers and higher ups. Thailand police protects the kingpins because they pay money - sad - if this were a real investigation - they could find those in charge of the distrubtion - not the small dealers only.

Thats also why Thailand will never legalise canabis becaus the more things that are ilegal the more money the cops make, and we all know its the cops that run the country.

Why are all the small dealers found - but never the suppliers and higher ups. Thailand police protects the kingpins because they pay money - sad - if this were a real investigation - they could find those in charge of the distrubtion - not the small dealers only.

They are rarely found as you should know, no matter where you come from in the world...

woopdy doo... pure theatre.

Why are all the small dealers found - but never the suppliers and higher ups. Thailand police protects the kingpins because they pay money - sad - if this were a real investigation - they could find those in charge of the distrubtion - not the small dealers only.

Yeah I wonder????

I think they make as many big busts here as they do in the U.S. Of course, anywhere, you see a lot more of the small busts. But do you wink and nod about pay-offs in the U.S.? I thought not.