Drug and Guns Seized as Pattaya Police crime suppression operation begins

22nd February 2010

Over the weekend, Police Colonel Nantawoot, the new Chief of Pattaya Police, who has vowed to clean-up Pattaya and rid the streets of drugs and guns, held a press conference to announce the arrest of 5 people arrested on drugs and firearms offences. The two main suspects were Khun Wichien aged 33 who was caught with 200 Yabba Tablets in Soi Kow Noi and Khun Lungchai aged 21 who claimed to be a Banglamung Police Volunteer working in Soi Neun Plub Wan. He was caught with an unlicensed firearm with two .22 caliber bullets. The Colonel announced that the clean-up of Pattaya has begun and he intends to make the streets a lot safer. He gave a warning out to those that involve themselves in any form of crime that they will not be able to continue and will eventually be arrested and incarcerated assuming they are found guilty of the crimes they have committed.