Police seize drug lord's assets
National police chief General Adul Saengsing-kaew said police in Chiang Mai and Chiang Rai had seized Bt250 million in assets that reportedly belonged to alleged Golden Triangle drug lord Nor Kham. Nor was sentenced to death by a Chinese court in November
Adul said two houses in Chiang Mai’s Nong Chom area and one house in Chiang Rai’s Wiang Chai district were seized – as well as Bt7 million in cash, gold bars and ornaments, furniture and other valuables. Police said the assets were kept under the names of Nor’s right-hand man Sangkham Jamsa and Nor Kham’s son.
Earlier Adul, in Chiang Mai’s Fang district, ordered 1,600 police and state officials in 63 teams to search target locations to crack down on drug gangs ahead of the New Year holidays. Among 177 criminals detained, police arrested two men, a Loatian and a Hmong, allegedly transporting 500,000 yaba tablets into Chiang Mai, while Chiang Rai’s Mae Sai police seized 100 kilograms of vanilla leavening agent, suspected for use in yaba production.
