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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 -
Ban on cell phone driving
The Thai Traffic Police Office declared that the NLA (National Legislative Assembly) had passed the 8th draft of the land transport act, paving the way for a new law to be imposed banning the use of a hand-held mobile communication device while driving.
Thailand’s move to outlaw using a mobile phone while driving is due to take effect on May 8 and is hoped to help curb worsening road traffic accident statistics in the country.
As with other countries that observe a similar law, individuals will still be able to use mobile phones while driving, albeit ones that are connected up to a hands-free device.
The law specifically details that mobile communication devices must not be held, or even touched, while driving.
Those who are caught using a cell phone while driving after May 8 can expect to be stopped and fined between 400 and 1,000 baht.
Road blocks will periodically be set up to catch perpetrators as with current road blocks for speeding motorists, tax/insurance violators, and for other offences.
More on driving in Thailand
Posted by: Andrew on 18 Feb 2008, 15:52