Attempted cop killer fugitive nabbed in Phuket drug sting op with 'ice', ecstasy and pistol

Eakkapop Thongtub

PHUKET: A man wanted for attempted murder in the Northern Thai city of Phitsanulok since October 2014, is now in custody after being arrested together with a woman from Krabi in a Phuket drug sting on Saturday afternoon (July 16).

At 3.15 p.m. on Saturday at a parking lot of a hotel along Thepkrasattri Rd in Rassada, Phuket drug suppression officers arrested Songwut "Dock" Bualek, 26, of Muang Phitsanulok and Komonphetara "Dar" Phetglai of Krabi's Klongtom district.

A background check revealed that Dock was wanted for attempted murder in his home province after fleeing the scene of a fatal shootout with police in October 2014.

Leading up to the arrest on Saturday, police staged a drug purchase from Dock through a woman they had arrested on drug charges on July 14.

According to the police report, the woman, named only as Kansini "Yui", was arrested in Chalong with 50 grams of crystal meth or "ya ice", which she had allegedly bought from Dock for B69,000.

Yui then cooperated with police to stage a purchase of 100 more grammes of the Category 1 drug for the price of B160,000, which Dock agreed to deliver, instructing her to check in to a hotel where the deal would go down.

Yui did as instructed and an appointment was set for Saturday afternoon, when Dock arrived to the hotel in a red-plated Toyota saloon car.

Upon positively identifying the suspect police engaged the man, identified themselves and proceeded to search the man's smartphone, confirming that he had spoken to their informant.

A subsequent search of the vehicle uncovered the drugs and a loaded pistol with magazine clip and holster.

In the passenger-side car door, police found more than 200 grams of ya ice, along with 30 heart-shaped pills of ecstasy, which were concealed inside plastic sealable bags and wrapped in paper.

In the driver-side car door police found the 9mm pistol, a Smith and Wesson make, loaded with 10 live rounds in a magazine chamber, long with an accompanying holster.

Read more at http://www.thephuketnews.com/attempted-cop-killer-fugitive-nabbed-in-phuket-drug-sting-op-with-ice-ecstasy-and-pistol-58293.php#dvIq5se6RyIPvdD5.99

The drugs becoming more expensive if you buy a bigger quantity? Only in Thailand

nice gat

Looks like Phuket is attracting quality criminals now as well.