Criminal

The Ditreskrimsus team of the Jambi regional police thwarted an attempt to smuggle 44,800 lobster seeds worth Rp6.73 billion from a warehouse raid. Five people suspected of planning to smuggle lobster seeds into Malaysia were secured by officers. The perpetrators want to bring the lobster seeds from Lampung through a private car that transits to Jambi to be repackaged and …

Police in Northeastern Thailand have seized more than 600,000 methamphetamine pills from an alleged drug runner making deliveries. A man seen tossing a plastic bag from his car was later stopped and searched. More  more than 600,000 methamphetamine pills were found in more bags inside the vehicle. Mr. Somphan Sri-ubon, 43, was detained after police stopped his car at an …

The National Police Criminal Investigation Unit unloaded methamphetamine weighing 821 kilograms on Takari Street, Taktakan District, Serang City, Banten. Sabu was stored in a warehouse in the middle of a residential area. National Police Chief of Police Commissioner Listyo Sigit Prabowo said, in the operation, the National Police Satgassus Team arrested 2 suspects. They are Basheir Ahmad from Pakistan and …

Police in Phayao province have reported the alleged accomplice in the Bangkok bank heist in Chiang Rai was found hanging a forest. The man was alleged to be the Motorcycle driver in the armed robbery in Chiang Saen. Two men pulled off the daring daytime robbery in Chiang Saen district on Monday. Both men were then tracked down by the police. Mr. …

A 17 year-old girl was stabbed to death by her boyfriend at a Moo Kata BBQ Restaurant in Chiang Mai. The stabbing occurred while the two were working in the restaurant in the evening. When police arrived at the scene they found the girl stabbed multiple times in her neck and body. She later died of her injuries at hospital. The boyfriend …

Police in the northern province of Chiang Mai have arrested a 60 year-old Australian man for being in possession of child pornography. Chiang Mai police went to his house after receiving a search warrant on the 15th May. Chiang Mai Police said they received a tip from an anonymous source that Mr. Wayne Jeffory McCullough, 60, was in possession of …

A new report from the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) warns that the synthetic drugs market in East and Southeast Asia continues to expand and diversify. Furthermore the price of methamphetamine “yaba” has dropped to the lowest level in a decade as the supply has surged. Released today, the report titled “Synthetic Drugs in East and Southeast …

According to a former U.S. economic envoy to China, It’s time for the United States to balance the influence in the region as China is emerging as a bigger threat to its relationship with the South East Asian countries. Economist David Dollar studied the China’s Belt and Road initiative as this maybe the main tool used by Beijing to spread influence …

MANILA – A public high school teacher was arrested by the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) for posting on Twitter that he will give a P50-million reward to the person who will kill President Rodrigo Duterte. Mas posted the offer on his Twitter account on May 5 which received backlash from the netizens. “I will give 50 Million reward kung …

A police lieutenant in northeastern Thailand is facing dismissal and possible criminal charges after trying to grope a teenage. The police lieutenant asked girl if he could touch her private parts, according to his supervisor. Pol Lt Gen Charoenwit Sriwanit, said on Tuesday that Pol Lt Uthit Onprasong, a deputy inspector at Sahatsakhan police station, confessed that he had been …