Phuket police nab nine, net 3 kilos of kratom, 30+ grams of meth, pills, gun and bullet

PHUKET: Nine small-time drug users are in jail while Phuket police over the past several days have logged seizing a total of three kilogrammes of kratom, a little over 32 grammes of crystal meth, 43 meth pills, a home made gun and bullet.

On January 6, at 2pm, Muang police arrested Mr Somchai Kongli, 41 with 2.6 kilogrammes of Kratom, and charged with possession of a Category 5 addictive drug (kratom) without permit

At the same time, Muang police arrested 34-year-old Mr Vijit Naka with 350 grammes of the plant and was also charged with possession, while B600 in cash was seized as evidence.

At 11pm on January 6, Muang police arrested Ms Lumruai Laengsanam, 41, with 0.62 g of crystal meth, and charged her with possession of a Category 1 addictive drug (Ya Ice) without permit.

At 1:30pm that day, Muang police arrested Mr Anandaphon Saekuay, 39, in possession 1.89 g of crystal meh, and charged with possession of a Category 1 (Ya Ice) addictive drug without permit.

Full story: http://www.thephuketnews.com/phuket-police-nab-nine-net-3-kilos-of-kratom-30-grams-of-meth-pills-gun-and-bullet-55725.php

-- Phuket News 2016-01-09

You can get a permit for drugs?

without permit.?????????

they are targeting small guys, you cant really arrest your boss now, can you?

It's been missing for awhile... But it seems that good old pointing is back again.

Drug users shouldn't be in jail, dealers should be, and / or politicians that profit from the drug war. Users should be given therapy and rehabilitated, and drugs legalized to eliminate the criminal element as no one would buy from them.

By 'permit' I assume they mean some kind of clearance to smoke kratom for medicinal reasons (it's totally harmless and used for medicinal countries in many countries - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mitragyna_speciosa). It was originally banned because it was reducing the Thai government's tax revenue from opium distribution (again back to point one, politicians who profit from the drug war are the real criminals).

Drug users shouldn't be in jail, dealers should be, and / or politicians that profit from the drug war. Users should be given therapy and rehabilitated, and drugs legalized to eliminate the criminal element as no one would buy from them.

By 'permit' I assume they mean some kind of clearance to smoke kratom for medicinal reasons (it's totally harmless and used for medicinal countries in many countries - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mitragyna_speciosa). It was originally banned because it was reducing the Thai government's tax revenue from opium distribution (again back to point one, politicians who profit from the drug war are the real criminals).

How do you explain the yaba (ice) without a permit?

Its the most damaging illegal drug of them all.