YOUNG DYLAN Burnklan, aged 18, has run into problems at a Chalong police checkpoint for the second time in less than a month.

Mr Burnklan, whose Thai mother and German father are both dead, was apprehended by Phuket police at 10.30pm on April 2. In his possession, police found a large knife.

Riding pillion on the motorcycle was a 17-year-old who cannot be named because he is under age. The pillion rider had in his possession an illegal BB gun.

Each of the young men was fined 500 baht and allowed to go.

On March 9, Mr Burnklan was pulled over at a checkpoint in the same area. On that occasion, police said they found Mr Burnklan in possession of quantities of ya ba and ya ice. He has since been granted bail on the drug charges.

At the time, he allegedly told police he regularly bought yah ice and yah ba from an expat Chalong dealer and onsold it to bar girls in Karon, tourists enjoying Phuket's nightlife, and other young people with expat-Thai parents who could afford the drugs.

. Police have yet to apprehend the alleged expat drug dealer.