webfact Posted February 4, 2014 Share Posted February 4, 2014 Two Ayutthaya factory workers caught in huge drug bustThe NationBANGKOK: -- Two Ayutthaya factory workers were arrested in Khon Kaen's Nam Pong district along with 100,000 yaba pills worth Bt30 million in street value, police announced yesterday.Sathaporn Yolai, 19, and Wanchai Upasri, 21, reportedly told police after their Sunday night arrest on the Mitraparp Highway that they were hired by another man for Bt300,000 to deliver the drugs to a customer in Bangkok, said Pol Lt-Colonel Padol Chandon of the Highway 2 police station.After a tip-off, police set up a checkpoint and were alerted that a Toyota sedan suspiciously stopped at a nearby gas station, so police pretended to end the checkpoint only to resume it later to target this car. Sathaporn and Wanchai were on board, along with the drug, police say.-- The Nation 2014-02-04 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
noitom Posted February 4, 2014 Share Posted February 4, 2014 If the perps are Thai it is referred to as "factory workers." If they are Cambodians or Burmese or Laos, it is headlined "foreign" workers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clockman Posted February 4, 2014 Share Posted February 4, 2014 Remember big drug gangs, can afford to loose 10%! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yourauntbob Posted February 4, 2014 Share Posted February 4, 2014 dumb smucks were set up from the begining. 300,000 to deliver 1,000,0000. to bad no actual police work goes into getting the people responsible for setting up the deal. then again, mr. x probably has a golden police star on the front of his mercedes. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnnynmonic Posted February 4, 2014 Share Posted February 4, 2014 Poor dumbies. The big shots carry on their operations, the cops get commended for the big bust, and these two get life (death? At what amount/weight of drugs does that become a possible penalty here?). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brianP Posted February 4, 2014 Share Posted February 4, 2014 Sounds like a diversion. The Mexican cartel uses these ploys too. Send a little free publicity for the authorities, while the mother load is being smuggled thru. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CelticBhoy Posted February 4, 2014 Share Posted February 4, 2014 19 and 21 years old. What a waste of their young lives. It's amazing what greed will do. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rotary Posted February 4, 2014 Share Posted February 4, 2014 (edited) Time for the Ultimate Fine again, sooner or later you would think they would learn. Edited February 4, 2014 by rotary Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spoonman Posted February 4, 2014 Share Posted February 4, 2014 (edited) If the perps are Thai it is referred to as "factory workers." If they are Cambodians or Burmese or Laos, it is headlined "foreign" workers. Lasy I checked neither Cambodia, Burma or Laos were in Thailand so "foreign worker" would infact be the correct label. what point were you trying to make ? Edited February 4, 2014 by Spoonman Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sayonarax Posted February 4, 2014 Share Posted February 4, 2014 Remember big drug gangs, can afford to loose 10%! Lose.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
movsrus Posted February 4, 2014 Share Posted February 4, 2014 How much does a pill of yaba cost? If there were 100,000 pills and the cops say it was worth 30 million baht then each pill would cost 300 baht. How does the average Thai afford that kind of dope given the mandated wage for a days labor is only 300 baht. I wonder if this is like the DEA estimates for drug seizures in the US where they calculate a gram of cocaine costs $150. Perhaps years ago it did but from what I read in the press now the prices have fallen significantly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MMarlow Posted February 4, 2014 Share Posted February 4, 2014 If the perps are Thai it is referred to as "factory workers." If they are Cambodians or Burmese or Laos, it is headlined "foreign" workers. Because that would be accurate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
belg Posted February 4, 2014 Share Posted February 4, 2014 somebody did not get his cut or too little & went to rat out the others? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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