Ex Chiang Mai mayor's son arrested in connection with "Hi So" cocaine ring

[rooster59]

Ex Chiang Mai mayor's son arrested in connection with "Hi So" cocaine ring

 

Image: Daily News

 

The son of a former Chiang Mai mayor and top local businessman has been arrested and implicated in a "Hi So" cocaine supply ring in the northern city.

Chiang Mai drugs suppression police raided four properties in the downtown area and San Sai and Doi Saket districts yesterday.

One of the properties belonged to Rachin Tantranon, 38, a member of the local administration who is the son of ex mayor of Chiang Mai and high profile businessman Worakorn Tantranon.

Police found a cache of guns and bullets some of which was not correctly licensed. Rachin was detained on charges related to having unregistered ammunition.

His computer and phone records were seized.

The moves by 50 officers yesterday followed the arrest on Friday of one man found with seven sachets of cocaine weighing 3.15 grams in a top-end car and two others with 20 grams of the Class One narcotic.

Phone messages on the Line app indicated others who are involved, said Daily News.

The arrests are part of an operation to bust a cocaine distribution network that was delivering the drug to high society customers at upscale entertainment venues in Chiang Mai.

Investigations are ongoing.

 

Source: Daily News

 

 

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[Bobobirdiebuddy]

Let's see if the government is serious about dealing with this.

[trogers]

A chip of the old block...

 

Making the old man proud.

[Loaded]

2 hours ago, trogers said:

A chip of the old block...

 

Making the old man proud.

'off'

 

anyway as you don't know the old man isn't your comment rather silly.

[trogers]

2 hours ago, Loaded said:

'off'

 

anyway as you don't know the old man isn't your comment rather silly.

Yup. They are in politics from the goodness of their hearts...

[observer90210]

Some hi-so's must be really  sweating at the arrest of their supplier!

Perhaps he will make it off with a fine?....

hope  the fellow does not end up hanging on his necktie in jail, as it seems quite trendy with embarassing detainees!!

[connda]

No 'pee tests' for the Hi-Sos.  Only pee tests for the little people and foreigner?  

[hansnl]

6 minutes ago, connda said:

No 'pee tests' for the Hi-Sos.  Only pee tests for the little people and foreigner?  

Of course!

 

There are, obviously worldwide, different rules and application of laws for the rich and for the poor.

And rightfully so......

Edited August 13, 2017 by hansnl

[Nip]

12 hours ago, observer90210 said:

Some hi-so's must be really  sweating at the arrest of their supplier!

Perhaps he will make it off with a fine?....

hope  the fellow does not end up hanging on his necktie in jail, as it seems quite trendy with embarassing detainees!!

Your referring I presume to the convenient and profitable Thai - US prisoner elimination and share proceeds pact.

[sawadee1947]

Hang him, but first tar and feather him and publish photos on Facebook

[Loaded]

19 hours ago, trogers said:

Yup. They are in politics from the goodness of their hearts...

anyway, as you don't know him isn't your comment rather silly.

[trogers]

14 minutes ago, Loaded said:

anyway, as you don't know him isn't your comment rather silly.

Sure is silly. And your comments to my comments, since you don't know me either...

[Loaded]

9 hours ago, trogers said:

Sure is silly. And your comments to my comments, since you don't know me either...

you've engaged me so I'm responding. That's different to making ignorant comments about people you only see from a distance. You won't be able to tell the difference, I know.

[trogers]

1 hour ago, Loaded said:

you've engaged me so I'm responding. That's different to making ignorant comments about people you only see from a distance. You won't be able to tell the difference, I know.

And you don't expect responses on your comments from people your don't know?

 

Thailand has over 40 years of elections. Show me an honest politician from the North.

Edited August 14, 2017 by trogers

[cmsally]

I think you will find that it is about 25-30 years since a Tantranon was mayor of Chiang Mai, so please keep on topic. Just like everywhere, Chiang Mai has it's honest and not so honest local politicians, no different to anywhere else.

[StayinThailand2much]

On 8/13/2017 at 0:52 PM, hansnl said:

Of course!

 

There are, obviously worldwide, different rules and application of laws for the rich and for the poor.

And rightfully so......

Like giving the very rich free things/breaks as if they were very poor...

[thaiguzzi]

HiSo coke ring = 7 sachets totalling 3 odd gees. Less than half a gram per packet....

[terminatorchiangmai]

There was coke in Chiang Mai ?

[Gonzo the Face]

50 minutes ago, terminatorchiangmai said:

There was coke in Chiang Mai ?

For very fat, Hi So & So's, do they have Diet Coke ??