Six arrested in Phuket drug sting

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Six arrested in Phuket drug sting
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The three women and three men were arrested in a drug sting by Kathu police.

PHUKET: -- Six people were arrested in the Patong area within the space of 24 hours when they were found to be in possession of various amounts of crystal meth (ya ice) during a sting operation carried out by crime suppression police from Kathu.

At 6am this morning (August 5), Kathu police announced the arrested of three women and three men who had in their possession a total of 4.65 grams of ya ice.

On Tuesday (August 4), Nanthicha Sanklar, 36, was arrested with .50 grams of ya ice after she tried to sell it to undercover police.

Her arrest led police to two more women dealers named as Suwincha Srinil, 31, who had 2.75 grams and Supinya Sangtong, 31, who had .40 grams.

The arrest of the three women then led police to three men who also had drugs in their possession. At 5am today (August 5) police arrested Anuchit Noynil, 33, with .40 grams of ya ice, Nonpawith Sansa-ard, 38, with .30 grams and Pathipan Worawalai, 23, with .30 grams.

Suwincha and Anuchit were charged with illegal possession of a Category 1 drug with intent to sell and Nanthicha was charged with illegal possession of Category 1 with intent and attempted to sell. While Supinya, Pathipan and Nanpawit were charged with illegal possession of a Category 1 drug.

Source: http://www.thephuketnews.com/six-arrested-in-phuket-drug-sting-53514.php


-- Phuket News 2015-08-06

[Valentine]

Is this the best they can do? Are they really trying to catch anyone higher up the food chain? Do they think these types of arrest will slow down the scourge of yah ice which is a big threat to the well being of our children & society in general. I think we will be forever waiting for groundbreaking news that a top drug boss has been arrested & not allowed bail.

Edited August 5, 2015 by Valentine

[clockman]

Pathetic bib!

[godden]

I will be more impressed when they take down a mister big or two, or would they be shooting their selves in the foot.

[schlog]

Sure this silly smiling clown in the left up picture corner tries a bit of the big 0.4 gram catch of the day.

What a waste of life time.......

[KED]

I totally agree with the previous comments. The police should be arresting the big dealers - and not the small time petty dealers. It is sad that those higher up are protected from prosecution while those who are addicted or small time dealers are routinely arrested. If they are continuing the criminizaion of drugs, then they need to arrest the major suppliers -be they policeman or wealthy patrons - unless they do so, the crimes against drugs are a farce.

[FredNL]

The bust of the year, century...

[sawadee1947]

jail them forever !!! or send them to IS !!! They know how to handle that

[Mudcrab]

Pathetic bib!

The pathetic BIB are doing what police forces do worldwide - taking down the small fry.

Do you really think they should let the street dealers continue in business while they wait for the big fish?

Hasn't happened in too many other places with much success.

I don't think many users, who may need to rob and steal to support their habit go knocking on the door of the big boys for their hit.

IMHO the way to go is to legalise all drugs - take the criminal element and the big bucks out of the equation and then work on taking people off dependency.

That will never happen I suspect.