Minister of Justice joins the partner unit. Announcement of arrest of big bike gang Smuggling drugs from the northern Big Lots Following clues and complaints via hotline 1386, 6 suspects were arrested, with assets worth more than 7 million baht.
Pol. Col. Thawee Sodsong, Minister of Justice, along with Pol. Lt. Gen. Panurat Lakboon, Secretary-General of the Narcotics Control Board, Pol. Maj. Gen. Adis Charoensawat, Narcotics Suppression Commander 3. Narcotics Suppression Police Headquarters, Mr. Parin Mekanan, Director of the Narcotics Suppression Bureau, Office of the Narcotics Control Board, Maj. Gen. Somsan Koree, Deputy Commander of the 35th Military Circle/ secondary Director of the Narcotics Control Board, Pol. Col. Patsakorn Thawatchiangkul, Superintendent of Investigations, Chiang Rai Provincial Police, Col. Suchart Waichat, Military Intelligence Unit. Royal Thai Army Operations Center, Lt. Col. Chakkrit Nakthewan, Operations Bureau Department of Naval Operations Participated in announcing the result
s of the investigation into the drug transport movement. Following the complaints through the 1386 hotline, it led to the arrest of 6 suspects along with 1,890,000 methamphetamine tablets hidden in the sidecars of 5 Big Bike motorcycles, worth 370,000 – 380,000 tablets each. After that, the results of the search were expanded to 10 more. Points in the area of ??4 provinces: Chonburi, Bangkok, Samut Prakan, and Phichit from the results of operations Additional assets can be seized, including 2 cars, 1 motorcycle, a total of 6 Big Bike motorcycles, 49,000 baht in cash, 42 baht of gold in total, 217,000 baht in bank accounts, total property value of more than 7 million baht at the Office of the Narcotics Control Board. .S. (Din Daeng)
Police Lieutenant General Panurat said that the operation was carried out as a result of On Saturday, March 2, 2024, the ONCB received a tip about a drug complaint via hotline 1386 from a good citizen in the area of ??Chiang Rai Province, informing that they found a group of Big B
ike motorcycles staying at a hotel in the city area. Chiang Rai Province: Driving loudly and disturbingly during the middle of the night. It is expected that there will be a group of people gathering together to use drugs. and suspected of illegally transporting drugs Using camouflage as a tourist caravan The informant saw the group of Big Bike motorcycles entering the Chiang Rai area on average 1-2 times per month and often leaving the area during the early morning hours. unusual from the general public
Police Lieutenant General Panurat Has ordered Mr. Parin Mekanan, Director of the Narcotics Suppression Bureau. Assigned officers of the Information Operations and Narcotics Suppression Section 2 (Chiang Rai Province) together with the 35th Military District, the Royal Thai Army’s Secretariat, the Chiang Rai Provincial Police Station, and the Headquarters. Public Health Office 3, Public Health Office, Pha Mueang Police Division, Police District 5, Narcotics Interception Team, Region 5, Operations Group, Narco
tics Control Board, Royal Thai Police, and The Office of the Provincial Police Region 3 conducts investigations to ascertain the facts based on the complaints. The operation staff distributed their forces to search for a group of suspected Big Bike motorcycles in the area of ??Mueang District, Chiang Rai Province until they found a group of 6 motorcycles with the description described, including a teenage boy and a middle-aged man. be a driver Big Bike motorcycle has a steel frame and is equipped with a cargo box. which is a suspicious indication Officials therefore closely monitor the situation. It was found that the said group of people were staying at a resort in the area of ??Ban Du Subdistrict, Mueang District, Chiang Rai Province.
In the morning of March 4, 2024, officers searched and arrested six suspects along with 1,890,000 methamphetamine tablets hidden in 5 Big Bike sidecars, concealing 370,000 – 380,000 methamphetamine tablets per vehicle. Received wages for transporting drugs totaling 1 million
baht. Has transported drugs 3 times and is preparing to deliver drugs to the central region. Which from the investigation believes that The drugs were transported from the ethnic area of ??Mae Yao Subdistrict, Mueang District, Chiang Rai Province. In addition, officials also extended the blockade and search of related areas, totaling 10 points in 4 provinces (Chonburi Province, Bangkok, Samut Prakan Province. , Phichit Province) seized assets totaling more than 7 million baht.
The arrests are considered a new type of offense (MO) by drug transporters. Will be disguised as a tourist caravan using vehicles of the type Big Bike motorcycles are equipped with a steel frame and carry boxes. (Used to hide approximately 400,000 drugs) to transport drugs from the Chiang Rai area to deliver to customers in the central region. In the past, motorcycles were not suspected vehicles used to transport large quantities of drugs worth millions of tablets.
The Secretary-General of the Narcotics Control Board also said that th
e success of the said case It was caused by people reporting drug complaints through the NACC hotline 1386. After receiving the complaint information, the NACC office investigated and expedited processing of all complaints. The information of the informant will be absolutely safe and confidential. This case provides rich and useful clues. Help officials check quickly. We ask the public to understand that the Office of the Narcotics Control Board does not only carry out large-scale operations. But still considering the small ones which if it is the suffering of the people Officials will rush to take action. To reduce the drug problem according to government policy Thanks to the cooperation of the people in helping to monitor and inform the authorities. Believed to cause drug problems and other crimes have decreased. Since 1 October 2023 – currently, the Office of the Narcotics Control Board has received a total of 7,370 complaints (all channels) and has processed 4,143 of them, which will be processed accordin
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Source: Thai News Agency