Former Thai Comedian gets 22 months in prison for dealing with crystal meth

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Former Thai Comedian gets 22 months in prison for dealing with crystal meth

 

BANGKOK, 31 July 2014 (NNT) - The Criminal Court has sentenced a former Thai comedian to 1 year and 10 months in jail on drug-related charges. He was also fined 150,000 baht as part of the punishment. 

 

Kanokpong Anurakjanyong, widely known as “Mcca Chuanchuen”, was charged with possession and distribution of crystallized methamphetamine or “ya-ice” by the Criminal Court. 

 

On March 22nd, 2014, Mcca was apprehended by the police during a sting operation to lure him out of his hiding place. 

 

According to the Narcotics Act B.E. 2522, Mcca was originally subjected to face a 3 year and 9 month prison term as well as a fine up to 300,000 baht. 

 

However, since he provided useful testimony to the case, his sentence was reduced by one-third and his fine reduced to half.

 

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[Brit_Doggie]

Useful testimoney hmm yes i'm guilty judge and the other uses were ?, can't see that happening to anyone else caught in possession,maybe he made the judge laugh hence the reduced sentence.

[COXYATCITY]

only 22 months for dealing ice.others get 30,50, 99 years,

 

[rwdrwdrwd]

only 22 months for dealing ice.others get 30,50, 99 years,

 

 

Indeed, especially given that Ice is a higher schedule than Cocaine and another 'former' celebrity recently got 15 years for posessing 0.2 grams of the latter (treated bizarrely as a supplier)..

Probably both well connected, wonder if one of them might have upset a few connections.

Edited July 31, 2014 by rwdrwdrwd

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Former comedy star gets almost 2 years for selling meth
By Coconuts Bangkok



BANGKOK: -- A former famous comedian was sentenced in criminal court this morning for selling a small amount of methamphetamine.

Kanokpong Anurakchanyong, best known as Magga Chuanchuen, was arrested in March, 2013, in a police sting caught drew him into selling 1.326 grams of meth for THB5,700 at an apartment in Huai Kwang district.

The court said the 33-year-olds testimony was helpful and commuted his punishment to one year and 10 months in jail and a fine of THB150,000.

Full story: http://bangkok.coconuts.co//2014/07/31/former-comedy-star-gets-almost-2-years-selling-meth

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[apetley]

only 22 months for dealing ice.others get 30,50, 99 years,
 

Yes, a guy in the village got six years a while ago for less than that.

[BillyBobThai]

 Something, somewhere changed hands.

 

Edited July 31, 2014 by metisdead
Bold font removed again. Please stop using bold font when posting.

[Nampetch]

He who laughs last laughs longest.

 

I bet he's not laughing at his own jokes now.

[Showbags]

Former comedy star gets almost 2 years for selling meth
By Coconuts Bangkok



BANGKOK: -- A former famous comedian was sentenced in criminal court this morning for selling a small amount of methamphetamine.

Kanokpong Anurakchanyong, best known as Magga Chuanchuen, was arrested in March, 2013, in a police sting caught drew him into selling 1.326 grams of meth for THB5,700 at an apartment in Huai Kwang district.

The court said the 33-year-olds testimony was helpful and commuted his punishment to one year and 10 months in jail and a fine of THB150,000.

Full story: http://bangkok.coconuts.co//2014/07/31/former-comedy-star-gets-almost-2-years-selling-meth

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Think the tshirt gave the judge a giggle......reflected in the sentence. 

[Bluespunk]

"However, since he provided useful testimony to the case, his sentence was reduced by one-third and his fine reduced to half."

Does that mean he grassed up his mates?

On another note, is the shirt he's wearing in the coconuts story the one he wore to court? Might want to ditch it before he goes to gaol.

[timmyp]

Everybody keeps saying, and I gotta scream aloud myself: This guy got off seriously light for dealing.

 

Thought 1.326 grams is seriously seriously minimal... I'll gamble he had more on him, and negotiated his way down to the police re-weighing what he was carrying, thus discovering that in fact it only weighed 1.326 grams... 

[JoeThePoster]

His lawyer made "boing" sounds at the trial to get him a lighter sentence.

[mok199]

hahha  its only funny until someone gets caught.................then....its hillarious...ha

[Cloggie]

Will be fun in jail         

[soalbundy]

only 22 months for dealing ice.others get 30,50, 99 years,

 

He told them that joke about a man and a pig on a desert island

[happysanook]

only 22 months for dealing ice.others get 30,50, 99 years,
 

 
Indeed, especially given that Ice is a higher schedule than Cocaine and another 'former' celebrity recently got 15 years for posessing 0.2 grams of the latter (treated bizarrely as a supplier)..

Probably both well connected, wonder if one of them might have upset and few connections.

Astonishing sentence. If he was actually caught and proven guilty of dealing...

[mrtoad]

And YuYee got 15 years.

[inzman]

I suppose yuyee didn't offer enough compensation to the plod.

[marsstar14]

Maybe he could tell jokes to his fellow inmates when he's in jail. That should lighten up the atmosphere in Thai prisons a little bit...