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Major heroin bust in Phuket
Police arrested a Taiwanese national and a Thai man with 104 kilograms of heroin in Phuket. The police also seized a suitcase used to carry the drugs, 25 keys and three mobile phones. The apprehension of the two men capped a three month long investigation involving the US Drug Enforcement Agency and local authorities.
The investigation by the DEA tracked members of a Taiwanese gang called the “Southern Dragons” moving drugs through Thailand. The gang has been moving heroin and other drugs through the Golden Triangle to their final destinations in Hong Kong, Taiwan and China.
The heroin was located in a high-tech concrete storage area under the kitchen floor. A hydraulic lift would lower and raise the stash at the push of a button. The bricks of heroin would then be put into gas cylinders for transport. These steel cylinders would be placed aboard boats that would travel towards China. The cylinders would then be handed off to larger ships once they reached outlying waters.
The US Drug Enforcement Agency and local authorities have issued several other arrest warrants in connection with this drug ring. This investigation is part of the recent crackdown on drug dealers in and around Phuket.
Posted by: Andrew on 18 Nov 2008, 10:53