Police seize Bt200m
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Police yesterday busted a major drug syndicate with the arrest of its Chiang Mai operative and the seizure of its assets, including a bank account with more than Bt200 million circulating through it.
“We are investigating the case further. We believe this network must have earned up to Bt1 billion in ill-gotten gains,” said Pol General Pongsapat Pongcharoen, secretary-general of the Narcotics Control Board.
In the raid led by Pongsapat, Ajong sae Lu, or Thavorn Somjit, was nabbed at his home in Muang district, where more than Bt2.5 million in cash and many land title deeds were found.
“His network’s bank accounts have received deposits from various corners of Thailand but withdrawals were mainly made in Chiang Mai,” Pongsapat said.
The suspect was the alleged point man of the network that smuggled illicit drugs from a neighbouring country and distributed them widely across Thailand.
He was implicated by two suspects arrested last Wednesday with 200,000 methamphetamine tablets.
Pongsapat also said many drug peddlers in Bangkok’s Khlong Toei community claimed they were supplied by Thavorn’s ring.
