News Forum - Alleged drug dealer arrested in Bangkok area after escape

[Thaiger]

An alleged drug dealer who escaped arrest in the southern town of Chumpon was arrested yesterday in Nonthaburi, near Bangkok. Police say the suspect, 41 year old Wuttichai Yindee, was charged for illegal drugs by the Sawi Police Station in Chumphon. Officials from Thailand’s Consumer Protection Police Division requested an arrest warrant when they learned Wuttichai was in Nonthaburi. After tracking him down, police caught the theif in Bua Thong district. He has now been taken to the police station for the next legal steps. Police found roughly 53 amphetamines, 0.9 grammes of crystal methamphetamine, digital scales, and a rifle […]

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[Fanta]

23 minutes ago, Thaiger said:

In the past six months, Thai police have arrested more than 120,000 drug suspects

That will fill the prisons back up again. The recent flood of amnesties (sentence commutations) over the last 4 years were apparently given to reduce overcrowding in prisons. I wonder if more of the same amnesties that massively reduced the massive sentences of the Thaksin govt corrupt politicians had to serve will still be as frequent now the prisons are again overcrowded.