THREE women have confessed to selling drugs to Phuket tourists in and around Patong's Soi Bangla walking street, with its bars and nightlife.
Police arrested the three in raids last night during a visit to Phuket by Region 8 senior officer General Korkiet Wongworachat.
Lamyai ''Zara'' Peerkhao, 34, was caught in possession of 150 yah ba (methamphetamine) tablets, while Chonticha ''Pooki'' Bhumkot, 33, allegedly had 260.
Police found Sumalee ''Ice'' Netnapa, 26, in possession of 1.4 grams of yah ice when she was held at the Happy Shop Thai massage in Rat-U-Tit 200 Pi Road.
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Lamyai ''Zara'' Peerkhao, 34, was caught in possession of 150 yah ba (methamphetamine) tablets, while Chonticha ''Pooki'' Bhumkot, 33, allegedly had 260.
Police found Sumalee ''Ice'' Netnapa, 26, in possession of 1.4 grams of yah ice when she was held at the Happy Shop Thai massage in Rat-U-Tit 200 Pi Road.
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Token arrests every now and then won't stop the drug problem in patong. I'm sure if the authorities without any warning ran a couple of properly trained [not locally trained] drug sniffer dogs around Bangla they wouldn't have enough room in the local nick to cope or the storage space for the yah ba, cocaine, heroin..........
Posted by Scunner on April 16, 2011 18:19