Police nab 'ice' dealing couple in Thalang projects

[Lite Beer]

Police nab 'ice' dealing couple in Thalang projects
Eakkapop Thongtub

PHUKET: Drug suppression police yesterday nabbed a Southern Thai couple at Thalang subsidized housing project, confiscating 108 grams of Ya Ice (crystal amphetamine), a .38 revolver and other paraphernalia and drug-dealing evidence.

Police – who had been staking out the area of the “Baan Ueua Athon” government subsisidized housing project in Thalang's Sisunthon sub-district – attempted to search suspected drug-dealer, Mr Kriengkrai “Kong” Chukaeo, 28, of Yala, after he'd parked his motorbike.

But Kong, who was conceiling a .38mm revolver with a two inch mussel, resisted and a fight ensued. Both officers and the suspect sustained some injuries from the fight before police finally prevailed. Luckily, no shots were fired.

Detained, Kong led police to his drug lair in the building, where they met the suspect's girlfriend, Ms Prapaphan “Ying” Rongdet, 33, of Phatthalung.

The search of the apartment unveiled a small amount of crystal amphetimine, smoking devices, a number of small plastic bags, account notes and contact lists with phone numbers, believed to be drug customers.

The couple ultimately confessed to police that they were indeed dealers and led them to their booty, stashed in the building's water pump closet under the stairs.

The seized drugs have an estimated street value of no less than B300,000. Police confiscated the drugs, paraphernalia, the revolver and two bullets, and the couple have been booked for further processing.

Source: http://www.thephuketnews.com/police-nab-ice-dealing-couple-in-thalang-projects-48714.php

-- Phuket News 2014-09-13

[jaywalker]

A .38 caliber is .38 hundredths of an inch. not .38 millimeters. It's pretty close to 9.5 mm.

.38 mm is like, say, the diameter of a needle at 0.0149606 inches.

Edited September 13, 2014 by jaywalker

[vogie]

He was found with a 2" mussel, police later found 3" oysters secreted about his person

[ATF]

A .38 caliber is .38 hundredths of an inch. not .38 millimeters. It's pretty close to 9.5 mm.

.38 mm is like, say, the diameter of a needle at 0.0149606 inches.

Yes making a .38mm shell would be quite an achievement. .38 is slightly larger than 9mm. You can shoot 9mm in a .38 but not vice versa.

[seabass69]

A .38 caliber is .38 hundredths of an inch. not .38 millimeters. It's pretty close to 9.5 mm.

.38 mm is like, say, the diameter of a needle at 0.0149606 inches.

A .38 caliber is .38 of an inch.

[iSabai]

A .38 caliber is .38 hundredths of an inch. not .38 millimeters. It's pretty close to 9.5 mm.

.38 mm is like, say, the diameter of a needle at 0.0149606 inches.

Yes making a .38mm shell would be quite an achievement. .38 is slightly larger than 9mm. You can shoot 9mm in a .38 but not vice versa.

There is a difference. A 9mm is a rimless round where a .38 (special) is a rimmed cartridge. Though it may be possible to fire a 9mm in a .38 gun, it isn't without some sort of adaptor.

[iSabai]

A .38 caliber is .38 hundredths of an inch. not .38 millimeters. It's pretty close to 9.5 mm.

.38 mm is like, say, the diameter of a needle at 0.0149606 inches.

A .38 caliber is .38 of an inch.

Actually a .38 caliber is .357 of an inch. Same bore size as a .357 magnum.