News Forum - Drug dealer arrested on Bangla, previously threatened tourists with gun

[Thaiger]

Phuket Police arrested a man for drug dealing on Bangla Road after having previously arrested him for threatening tourists with a gun full of blanks. The man, identified as Kittipong, was arrested after a post online claimed that police have been turning a blind eye to his criminal activities. The man was taken into custody with hand-rolled ganja cigarettes, dried cannabis, and 10 Tramadol pills, a common opioid painkiller. The action was in response to a social media post late on Saturday night complaining that the police had ignored Kittipong’s illegal actions for too long. The Phuket Provincial Police released a […]

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[Janneman]

Drug dealer? What drugs? I thought ganja was legal now. Tramadol? A pain killer? Is that considered a drug? 

[DoUKnowWhoIAm]

2 hours ago, Thaiger said:

10 Tramadol pills, a common opioid painkiller

Can be bought otc at Boots and Watson, doesn't make them drug dealers.