Hunt on for more drug gang members
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After arresting Nipon Kanchat, believed to be a member of the NhooChern drug gang, and seizing 3 million ya ba tablets, 71 kilograms of crystal meth and other items in Pathum Thani on January 7, police have issued arrest warrants for 54 other suspects. So
Acting Provincial Police Region 1 commander Khamronwit Thupkrachang said yesterday that police had also issued summonses for 128 other persons allegedly involved in drug trafficking. This group includes drug retailers and those hired to open bank accounts for illicit transactions. The commander said that since this case dealt with transnational drug trafficking, police were using the antimoney laundering act and related laws to seize assets.
Khamronwit said some 22 major drugdealing networks in Bangkok and in areas under jurisdiction of the Provincial Police Region 1 were under investigation, adding that each of these networks had a cash flow of about Bt1 million per day. He said five key members of these networks were being detained at Khlong Prem, Bang Kwang and Khao Bin prisons.
