Chiang Rai News
Police Seize 6 Million Meth Pills, 5 Men in Chiang Rai Arrested
Officers from Thailand’s Narcotics Control Board (ONCB) seized 6 million meth pills hidden in three vehicles and arrested five men earlier this week in the northern province of Chiang Rai.
Anti-narcotics officers stopped a timber truck and two scout cars at a checkpoint in the district Wednesday after receiving information that a large amount of drugs was to be transported from storage in Mae Fah Luang district to two other storage locations in Phrae and Ayutthaya provinces, before being distributed in Bangkok and southern provinces.
The officers discovered pill bags hidden in the timber truck and both scout cars.
According to Somsak, the five suspected traffickers claimed to have sent three large shipments to the south since October, sending three million pills in October, 3.8 million in November, and 3.2 million in early January.
The five suspects were part of a network of Hmong drug traffickers based in Chiang Rai who received drugs from a neighboring country and stored them in Mae Fah Luang district before delivering them, primarily by truck, to storage points in the central provinces, from where they were distributed to Bangkok and elsewhere, according to ONCB Secretary-General Wichai Chaimongkhon.
Officers seized assets worth 32 million baht from the gang following the seizure of the drugs, including seven plots of land, nine cars, five bank books, and 598,000 baht in cash in Chiang Rai, Phrae, Nonthaburi, and Nakhon Nayok provinces.
Meanwhile, police seized more than a tonne of crystal meth in less than a week, as narcotics trafficking has increased since the country’s borders reopened following COVID-19 lockdowns.
The haul was discovered during a series of drug busts in the country’s north and south, and ten people were arrested.
Police Seize Huge Haul of Crystal Meth
The 1.145 tonnes of crystal meth, smuggled inside tea and coffee packages and hidden in secret compartments of vehicles, was being transported from Thailand’s north and northeastern regions to border areas in the country’s south for onward shipment, according to a statement issued by the Narcotics Suppression Bureau.
“From all of the total confiscated objects, we have seized narcotics, crystal methamphetamine, amounting to more than 1.1 tonnes,” said Chinnapat Sarasin, deputy commissioner general of the Royal Thai Police.
“Because of the ease of transportation, crystal meth is mostly exported to other countries through Thailand,” he explained.
“Some of these drugs were held for a period of time before being transported to the southernmost provinces, with the intention of later shipping to other countries.”
The COVID pandemic had prevented traffickers from moving their hauls, Chinnapat said, noting that Thailand was “surrounded by drugs manufacturing hotspots”.
“The pent-up products are just being shipped in nonstop now that the country has been reopened,” he said.
A large haul of crystal meth, also known as “ice” on the street, was discovered in two raids in the southern Thai provinces of Phatthalung and Surat Thani in the first bust.
Meth Found Teabags in Chiang Rai
After discovering another haul of crystal meth in three pick-up trucks, police arrested three men. The drugs are believed to have been smuggled into Thailand’s northeast before being transported south. Another man was apprehended on Sunday in northern Chiang Rai province as he prepared to transport ice hidden in teabags south to Satun province.
Four people were also arrested after police discovered drugs being sold on the popular Thai messaging app LINE.
Finally, methamphetamine hidden in coffee packages was discovered and two men arrested in central Nakhon Sawan and Patum Thani provinces.
According to anti-narcotics experts, the drug trade in the Golden Triangle – the jungle borders of Thailand, Laos, and Myanmar – has increased significantly since Myanmar’s military coup in February 2021.
According to experts, methamphetamine and opium production and trafficking have increased since the military takeover.
In recent weeks, a number of deadly clashes between police and drug smugglers have also occurred in Thailand’s remote northern hinterlands.
Following a clash near the Golden Triangle in Thailand’s Chiang Rai province earlier this month, the Thai military said it had killed five suspected drug traffickers and recovered nearly 500,000 methamphetamine pills.
Following a clash with suspected traffickers in nearby Chiang Mai province, six suspects were killed and 19 backpacks containing hundreds of kilograms of ketamine were recovered.
According to the Bangkok Post, Thailand’s defence chief, General Chalermpol Srisawat, met with Myanmar’s military leader, Senior General Min Aung Hlaing, on Saturday and agreed to collaborate in combating drug trafficking along the Thai-Myanmar border.
According to a United Nations report, Southeast Asia is awash in meth, with authorities netting a record billion pills across the Asian region in 2021.
Police in Wiang Kaen District of Chiang Rai Province have arrested a 50 year old man after the threatened to rape a 20 year-old woman and the proceeded to murder her 2 and half month old baby.
Police with doctors from Wiang Kaen Hospital and the Chao Luang Wiang Kaen Welfare Association were summoned to the scene of the incident to a 2-story cement house, Village No. 2, Tha Kham Subdistrict, Wiang Kaen District of Chiang Rai
On arrival they found Ms. Chanikarn, age 20, in a state of distress crying uncontrollably beside her 2 and a half month baby girl (Linlada) that was dead on the floor.
After calming Ms. Chanikarn, the child’s mother, said that at approximately 2:30 p.m she was out to collect diapers that had been dried in front of the house, while her 2 and a half month old daughter was sleep on the ground floor of the house.
She said she was suddenly approached by a Mr. Lee, about 40 years old, who lived on the opposite side of the road. He came towards her and grabbed her arm and threatened her saying if she didn’t sleeping with him he will go and kill his daughter.
Miss Chanikan refused and ran away, then Mr. Lee then walked into the house and grabbed Ms. Linlada’s leg, smashing the child’s head against the cement floor of the house. The infant died immediately.
Mr. Lee then just walked away and returned to his own home, leaving Miss Chanikan and her dead baby.
When police went to Mr. Lee’s home he immediately confessed killing the infant and was taken to Wiang Kaen Police Station for further questioning. Under caution he told police that he was sexually attracted to Miss Chanikan‘s and when her husband leave for work he took the opportunity to approach her.
He said when he saw her husband leave he crossed that road and found Miss Chanikan in the yard alone, he then threatened her to sleep with him, saying he would kill her child if she didn’t have sex with him. However when she refused he flew into a fit of rage walked into her home and murdered he baby. He said he was out of control with rage.
After killing the infant he walk across the street to his home and waited for the police to arrive. The police have charged him with premeditated murder and attempted rape. He is being held without bail at the local remand center.
Meanwhile, Miss Chanikan and her family were preparing a religious burial ceremony for the child.
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Machete Wielding Man Shot an Killed by Police in Chiang Rai
https://www.chiangraitimes.com/chiangrai-news/machete-wielding-man-shot-an-killed-by-police-in-chiang-rai/
CHIANG RAI: Prime Minister Settha Thavisin has authorized the establishment of an emergency cyber center operated by the Royal Thai Police to combat transnational crimes committed by call center gangs along the Thai border in Chiang Rai province.
On July 19, Prime Minister Settha Thavisin directed the Center to combat information technology crimes. The Royal Thai Police (Royal Thai Police) will crack down on call center gangs in Myanmar, Laos, and along the border.
His directive comes as call center gangs ratchet up their scams to defraud people of their money, causing concern among Thais and jeopardizing the country’s economic and social stability.
Pol. Gen. Kittirat Panphet, Deputy Commander and Director of the Police Crime Suppression Division, Assigned Pol. Lt. Gen. Thatchai Pitanilabut, Assistant Commander-in-Chief of the Police/Deputy Director of the Police Crime Suppression Division, has launched the operation ‘Bombing the Thieves’ Bridge’ in collaboration with the CAT Office, G., mobile phone network operators AIS DTAC TRUE NT, and local security agencies to cut the mobile phone signal and WiFi internet that criminals illegally use to deceive Thai citizens.
Pol. Lt. Gen. Thatchai stated that they will begin pressing the first action of the ‘Explosion of Thieves’ Bridge’ in Chiang Rai Province toward the thieves’ base of operations in the Golden Triangle Special Economic Zone.
The territory surrounding King Roman in Laos. King Roman is now a full-service entertainment destination with an airport that welcomes travelers from Thailand, Laos, and Myanmar, he explained.
According to Pol. Lt. Gen. Thatchai, this operation will have no influence on honest people along the Thai border, and it will only target cyber criminals.
They will also increase the arrest and prosecution of unlawful service towers, such as SIM booths, which allow gangs register SIM cards to swindle the people. Dealing with criminal organizations of foreigners and Thais who band together to deceive and damage Thais.
The National Broadcasting and Telecommunications Commission (NBTC) suspended more than three million SIM cards on July 16 because the holders had not verified their identities with their mobile phone operators by the deadline, in accordance with the NBTC’s measures to combat alleged fraudsters’ mule accounts.
The names of the holders of 80 million mobile phone numbers used for mobile banking transactions did not match the names associated with the mobile banking accounts.
The NBTC would require mobile phone companies to authenticate SIM card holders and the names of their mobile banking accounts. The verification procedure is expected to be completed by the end of September this year.
In addition, the NBTC and Royal Thai Police have collaborated to combat illegal telecom towers throughout the country’s borders, disconnecting signals at 465 places, altering antenna direction at 470 towers, and dismantling antennas at 179 locations.
They are certain that the move will disrupt contact center gangs and other types of technology-based crime.
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Machete Wielding Man Shot an Killed by Police in Chiang Rai
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Police in Mae Chan, Chiang Rai, shot and killed a 28-year-old man who allegedly attacked a police officer with a machete. The officer was slashed in the right leg with the machete.
According to police, the culprit, known only as Mr. Toon, had been harassing local villagers in Mae Chan district, Chiang Rai, threatening them with a knife and using violet insults.
The village headman arrived on the scene to try to calm Mr. Toon, but he was shouting hysterically and taking swipes at him with the machete, so he contacted the police.
When the responding officer arrived at the site about 9 p.m., he attempted to calm the man, but he instead assaulted the officer, slashing his right leg with the machete. In self-defense, the cop had to fire his gun at Mr. Toon, striking him in the chest.
Mr. Toon and the policeman were taken to Mae Chan Hospital, where Mr. Toon died of a gunshot wound. Pol Sgt. Sutthikiat Phanomphraisakul was released from the hospital after receiving numerous stitches for his injuries.
Local police received a tip around 9.30 p.m. yesterday that a guy was causing mayhem in the village. When authorities arrived, they discovered 28-year-old Toon strolling along a public road, holding a large knife and threatening people. Mae Chan district officials attempted to contain the incident.
During a search of Mr. Toon’s home, authorities discovered methamphetamine consumption equipment. Locals told authorities that the man was addicted to Yaba (Methamphetamine) and an alcoholic.
The authorities are conducting an inquiry to determine Toon’s motivations and whether any underlying issues contributed to his violent outburst.
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