Seven arrested in Phuket anti-drug and crime crackdown

The Phuket News

 

 

Thanapon Yammali, 40, was found in possession of 5.89kg of marijuana and 44 .22 bullets at a house on 50 Pi Rd in Patong. Photo: Provincial Police

 

PHUKET: -- Seven people were arrested on Tuesday (Oct 11) and yesterday (Oct 12) as part of police’s ongoing anti-drug and crime campaign being carried out across the island.

 

Anti-narcotics police led by Phuket City Police’s Maj Rittichai Chumchuy arrested seven people who were found in possession of a total of six kilograms of marijuana, 2.37 grams of crystal meth (ya ice), seven methamphetamine pills (ya bah) and 44 bullets.

 

On October 11 the team arrested six people as follow:

At 2pm - Sin Sansanuk, 22, with 1.14g of ya ice

At 4pm - Saithan Samor, 17, with 1.23g of ya ice and seven ya bah pills

At 5:30pm - Weerapong Wuthithamapor, 60, with 5.02g of marijuana and others items

At 8:30pm -Khajonkiat Senthong, 25, with 7.27g of marijuana

At 8:30pm - Zho Minn Ti, 25, from Myanmar with 7.27g of marijuana

At 10:30pm - Aroon Laoboondet, 53, with 12.53g of marijuana

 

The arrest of Weerapon at 5:30pm, however, then led police to arrest another drug dealer, Mr Thanapon Yammali, 40, in Patong yesterday. He was found in possession of 5.89kg of marijuana and 44 .22 bullets at a house on 50 Pi Rd.

 

Full story: http://www.thephuketnews.com/seven-arrested-in-phuket-anti-drug-and-crime-crackdown-59458.php

 

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They're smashing down the drug cartels again, really going for the big boys!

 

Sorry I can only find sarcasm to express myself on this one.

7g and 5g pot, really big time