BANGKOK, June 7 (TNA) – The Narcotics Suppression Bureau announced six cases of narcotic suppression resulting in the arrest of 10 suspects and the seizure of 1.73 million speed pills, 300 kilograms of marijuana, 27.9kg of ketamine and related assets worth 249 million baht.
Elaborating on the suppression, Pol Lt Gen Chinapat Sarasin, commissioner of the bureau, said some suspects belonged to a racket called Pan Nam Pen Ngern which smuggled drugs from Laos, sold them in the Northeast and greater Bangkok and also smuggled them from the South to other countries.
The gang ran a drinking water business as its front. It sold its drinking water in the Northeast and also exported the products to Laos. Gang members spent drug-related income on building a resort hotel in Kalasin province and a drinking water plant in Laos.
The racket also kidnapped a woman who failed to pay for its drugs, in front of the residence of the Kalasin governor. Police were hunting for its leader Pusit In-on, Pol Lt Gen Chinapat said. (TNA)
