Three men caught with drugs on a Phuket-bound bus, driver charged with drunk driving

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Three men caught with drugs on a Phuket-bound bus, driver charged with drunk driving 

Eakkapop Thongtub

 

 

PHUKET: Police seized 11,485 methamphetamine pills and 25 kratom leafs from three passengers of a bus heading from Nong Khai to Phuket.

 

Tha Chatchai Police led by Col Prawit Sutthiruangarun stopped and searched the bus at the Tha Chachai Checkpoint at 4:30pm yesterday (Jan 13). One of the passengers was found suspicious, so officers searched his luggage and found 20 bags of methamphetamine (ya bah) containing 11,454 pills in total.

 

The man was later identified as Sowan Lawan, 41, from Phuket. Mr Sowan confessed that he received the drugs from some man in Nong Khai known only as Mr Thong. The mule had to deliver pills to Phuket and hide them in Pa Khlok for another person to pick up.

 

"I would receive B40,000 for doing this", he said

 

Full story: http://www.thephuketnews.com/three-men-caught-with-drugs-on-a-phuket-bound-bus-60627.php#VvKGhy5oM8XObc8s.97

 

 

 

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[bangon04]

was he also charged with smuggling water?

[Thaiwrath]

I think the driver would need a few of those pills, if he was planning on doing that journey in one stint.

[Bobobirdiebuddy]

A bit further along " The driver of the bus, Weera Suriyasakunchai, age 51, had no drugs on him, but tested positive on alcohol and failed to produce his driving license."  Great - the man operating the bus drunk with no license.  Think he'll be back driving for someone within a month?  Unless they hold the bus owners accountable, this will never change.  The owners say "He was a contract employee from someone else.  We know nothing!"

 

 

[elgordo38]

5 hours ago, Bobobirdiebuddy said:

A bit further along " The driver of the bus, Weera Suriyasakunchai, age 51, had no drugs on him, but tested positive on alcohol and failed to produce his driving license."  Great - the man operating the bus drunk with no license.  Think he'll be back driving for someone within a month?  Unless they hold the bus owners accountable, this will never change.  The owners say "He was a contract employee from someone else.  We know nothing!"

 

 

And around and around it goes. 

[toofarnorth]

A nice Sunday where I live but not so nice for important places starting with P.  But maybe it is never nice there.

[waldroj]

"...One of the passengers was found suspicious..." ???

 

 

Meanwhile, "...the driver of the bus (heading from Nong Khai to Phuket)....had no drugs on him, but tested positive on alcohol and failed to produce a valid driving license...".

 

So, this bus driver was apprehended at Tha Chatchai, after having travelled about 600 km, with a further 600 km to go - when had he commenced drinking alcohol ???

 

Seems Tha Chatchai Checkpoint is a real hub of illicit activities involving buses (https://is.gd/S4j1Fz) !!!

[LivinginKata]

"So, this bus driver was apprehended at Tha Chatchai, after having travelled about 600 km, with a further 600 km to go - when had he commenced drinking alcohol ???"

 

I think you have your distances completey wrong.  Lot more than 600 km from Nong Khai to Phuket and more like 60 km from check point to Phuket Town.

 

[waldroj]

13 minutes ago, LivinginKata said:

"So, this bus driver was apprehended at Tha Chatchai, after having travelled about 600 km, with a further 600 km to go - when had he commenced drinking alcohol ???"

 

I think you have your distances completey wrong.  Lot more than 600 km from Nong Khai to Phuket and more like 60 km from check point to Phuket Town.

 

 

LivingKata

 

Ouch!!! Thank you, I've mistaken it for the Chatchai Market area in Hua Hin. But, my last question remains "when had he commenced drinking alcohol" ???

[Ulic]

I gotta be honest, I am far more concerned about the drunk bus driver with no licence

that the drug smugglers.