News Forum - Thai police seize drug kingpin’s luxury Bangkok house on Facebook Live

[Thaiger]

Thai police from the Office of the Narcotics Control Board (ONCB) went live on Facebook this morning to seize a 21 million baht luxury home in Bangkok’s Saphan Sung district. The house belonged to an alleged transnational drug trafficker and money launderer who police suspect has already fled Thailand. In August, police seized 945 kilograms of “Ice” (methamphetamine) hidden in silicone sheets headed for Taiwan at Klong Toei pier in Bangkok. Police arrested a man named Somchat and a woman named Pornthipa during the seize. After questioning the pair, police seized a further 76 kilograms of Ice from two more […]

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[palooka]

21 million baht, must have been his "mia noi" house.

[Fanta]

More money for the RTP coffers and, of course, the arresting officers reward. And some wonder why the police seem impotent  to stop the flow of drugs - it is by design. 

[Soidog]

Why is he only “alleged”?  If he’s not been proven guilty yet, then why have his assets been seized? 

[Fanta]

5 hours ago, Soidog said:

Why is he only “alleged”?  If he’s not been proven guilty yet, then why have his assets been seized? 

Because in the Thai legal system, which has no jury or presumption of innocence, the accused  are presumed guilty unless proven innocent. Especially with drug cases, the cops seize everything and the accused must prove the goods were bought with legal funds. In the very rare cases that the accused is found not guilty he/she never gets everything back - it is theft by any other name. 

[Soidog]

11 hours ago, Fanta said:

Because in the Thai legal system, which has no jury or presumption of innocence, the accused  are presumed guilty unless proven innocent. Especially with drug cases, the cops seize everything and the accused must prove the goods were bought with legal funds. In the very rare cases that the accused is found not guilty he/she never gets everything back - it is theft by any other name. 

I have to believe you, but that is utterly nuts.