Monday 3rd November 2008

Class 1 drugs and explosive devices found in Pattaya Police and SWAT Team checks.

On Sunday Night, Police Major Wittaya from Pattaya Police Station, assisted by the new Pattaya Police SWAT Team conducted checks around the area to search for anything suspicious. Two cases occurred, involving class 1 drugs and explosives. The first case comes from the South Pattaya Road in front of the Chaimongkol Temple. Two men, acting suspiciously, aged 17 and 18 were approached and searched. They were found to be carrying 15 Yabba Tablets. They claimed the drugs belonged to their friend known only as “Ort”. He employed the two men as couriers and they were meant to send the tablets to a customer who would meet them at the location. Despite attempts by the two men to escape from Police, they were arrested and taken to Pattaya Police Station on a charge of dealing in a class 1 drug.
The second case occurred on a small beach behind the Thappraya Mountain in Jomtien. A group of young people were sitting on the beach and were approached by Police. They appeared nervous and a search was conducted. A number of home-made explosive devices were found. The two men aged 21 and 36 claimed they just found the devices on the beach and were about to take them to the Police Station. The Police assisted by heavily armed SWAT Team Officers did not believe their story and they were subsequently arrested and also taken to Pattaya Police Station on a charge of possession of explosive devices.