News Forum - Police seize 2.5 billion baht in Mekong drug raids

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Police seized almost 2.5 billion baht worth of assets after raids across eight provinces in Northeast Thailand. The Narcotics Control Agency piloted the arrest of the Mekong Spirit Network, a large drug trafficking group.  Deputy national police chief Chinnaphat Sarasin, said drug squad officers raided 30 locations across eight provinces. During the raids they seized 2.5 billion baht (US$70 million) in assets, most of which were in land titles. However, the full list of swag included 16 tractors and trailers, six houses, shares in two logistics companies, 17 plots of land, and a lumber plant. The raids followed the arrest […]

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40 minutes ago, Thaiger said:

Police seized almost 2.5 billion baht worth of assets after raids

If the owner can prove they weren’t purchased with the proceeds of crime he/she gets their assets back.