webfact Posted October 1, 2010 Share Posted October 1, 2010 Phuket Police pinch pot peddlars Iruphan “Heng” Latae (left) and Worrapoj “Roos” Sairaya at Phuket City Police Station after their arrest yesterday. PHUKET: -- Phuket City Police yesterday arrested two men for possession of eight bars of dried marijuana. Phuket City Police Inspector Wijak “The Magnet” Tarom identified the pair as Iruphan “Heng” Latae, 34, and Worrapoj “Roos” Sairaya, 29. Lt Col Wijak and his team noticed Mr Iruphan acting suspiciously outside an unnamed apartment block on Soi Siangtai, off Thepkrasattri Rd southbound in Phuket Town. A search of his person uncovered a bar of dried marijuana in the right pocket of his jeans. Admitting the cannabis was his, the suspect was somehow encouraged to tell officers he had more marijuana inside a room at the apartment block. This was bad news for Mr Worrapoj, who was caught in the act of putting seven more bars of marijuana into plastic bags when police entered the room. Both men were placed under arrest and will be charged with narcotics offenses. The arrests are in line with the drug suppression policy of Phuket City Police Superintendent Wanchai Ekpornpit, Col Wijak said. Use of illegal drugs, especially marijuana and ya bah (methamphetamine), appears to be spreading among Phuket youths, he said. Although possession of the drug has been decriminalized in many countries, convictions for possession with intent to sell still carry stiff penalties in Thailand. The Office of the Narcotics Control Board lists marijuana as a Category 5 narcotic. Section 76/1 of the Narcotic Act of 1979 stipulates that any person who “disposes of or possesses for disposal” up to 10 kilograms of any Category 5 narcotic will face from two to 10 years in jail, or a fine of 40,000 to 200,000 baht, or both. -- Phuket Gazette 2010-10-01 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmax Posted December 30, 2010 Share Posted December 30, 2010 so what, big pinch Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KhunChalong Posted January 4, 2011 Share Posted January 4, 2011 Good work, how can I hAVE MY NEIGHBORS ARRESTED? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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