13 drug dealers arrested in Soi Ruamchit raid
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Police arrested 13 drug traffickers and users at a raid in Soi Ruamchit yesterday and seized marijuana, a fake gun, drugtaking tools and vehicles allegedly used to deliver drugs.
One of the drug dealers caught had marijuana stored under his bed, in a chicken coop as well as on trees.
Meanwhile, the Office of the Narcotics Control Board (ONCB) Region 8 in Surat Thani is keeping a close eye out for the smuggling of drugs through the ThaiBurmese border in Ranong, especially trade in the new lowgrade yaba identified as SN, which is reportedly being produced in Burma.
ONCB director Chalaisin Phothicharoen said they would strictly enforce law, investigate and gather information. He said they would also patrol the border area and seek cooperation from Laos and Burma. ONCB is also planning to equip checkpoints with better equipment to detect drugs.
