Posing as buyers, Kathu District Chief Veera Kerdsirimongkol and plainclothes police first visited the home of Sunti “Ake” Noopum, 31, in Soi Yindeesanit, Songkhla Rd (not far from Tesco-Lotus bypass).
Realising the buy was a police trap, Sunti made a run for it but officers cornered him and seized 10.04 grams of ya ice and a .357 calibre revolver with six bullets.
During questioning Ake revealed that he had bought the drugs from Anas “Nat” Thongma, 23, living in Moo 3, Rassada. The team searched his place and found 480g of ya ice in plastic bags stowed in a cupboard. They also found two pistols – a .38 revolver with 50 bullets and a 9 mm semi-automatic pistol also with 50 bullets.
Vice Governor Jamroen Thippayapongthada said in a press conference in the evening that interrogation of Anas revealed he had bought the ice from an inmate of Nakorn Sri Thammarat Prison to sell to street dealers in the area. Anas said he had bought the guns and ammunition over the internet.
“We will cooperate with the relevant officials to get more information on the network in Nakorn Sri Thammarat and its links in the Phuket area,” V/Gov Jamroen said.