Police arrest a narcotics for arms gang
Thai PBS

THAILAND -- The National Police Office today (Wednesday) announced the arrest of nine members for a narcotics for arms gang and the seizure of 10 assault rifles and 390,000 methamphatime tablets and three kilogrammes of Ice.

The national police chief, Pol Gen Chakthip Chaichinda, said that the gang smuggled the drugs from the North to be delivered to their clients in Pathum Thani’s Klong Luang district in exchange for assault rifles such as M16s and AK47.

He pointed out that this was the first case of drugs for arms ever cracked down by the police.

Pol Lt-Gen Raewat Klinkasorn, commissioner of Narcotics Suppression Bureau, claimed that police knew the identifies of the arms supplier.

Two of the arrested suspects, Prateep Soisap and Sangvarn Sarsanae used to be charged with attempted murder while the third, Somporn Watchang, was wanted for murder in Chon Buri.

Police alleged that the trio also worked as hired gunmen.

Source: http://englishnews.thaipbs.or.th/police-arrest-a-narcotics-for-arms-gang

-- Thai PBS 2016-01-06

Wow.

Can somebody bring 21 century law enforcement to this stupid country?

The Muslim terriorist are coming....

Targets?

You mean 21st century law enforcement like in arms control in the beautiful USA school system?
Thank you very much.

He pointed out that this was the first case of drugs for arms ever cracked down by the police.

Could it be revenge by the Police for the Army jumping all over their illegal activities?...............no of course it couldn't

"Two of the arrested suspects, Prateep Soisap and Sangvarn Sarsanae used to be charged with attempted murder ................"

????

"Two of the arrested suspects, Prateep Soisap and Sangvarn Sarsanae used to be charged with attempted murder ................"

????

I wonder where the assault rifles were coming from , army or police ???

Pomporn: "You like drugs? I like drugs!"

Gurporn: "You like guns? I like guns!"

Pomporn: "Let's trade!!"

BANG BANG

Gurporn: "Now you dead. Now I got my guns and your yaba. Mai pen lai..."

(Walks away).

That's some serious firepower!

Thai PBS really need to get a new translator. Their translations and bad grammar hurt my eyes.

....how does that photo depict the story...very confusing...