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Police bust Phuket toy car drug gang
Police bust Phuket toy car drug gang
PHUKET: Police have arrested three suspects, including a Thai-British man, who were found with 39,820 methamphetamine (ya bah) pills hidden in toy remote-controlled cars that were delivered to Phuket from Bangkok by a private parcel delivery service.
Australian man shoots self in head at Phuket shooting range
Australian man shoots self in head at Phuket shooting range
PHUKET: A 24-year-old Australian man shot himself in the head at a shooting range in northern Phuket today (Sept 28).
Phuket Checkpoint snares two more drug smugglers
Phuket Checkpoint snares two more drug smugglers
PHUKET: Police arrested two men at the Phuket Checkpoint yesterday morning (Sept 27) as they attempt to smuggle onto the island 1,952 methamphetamine (ya bah) pills.
Two dead as motorbike slams power pole on Phuket’s bypass road
Two dead as motorbike slams power pole on Phuket’s bypass road
PHUKET: Two people were killed when the motorbike they were riding slammed into a power pole along the bypass road early this morning (Sept 26).
Phuket boat mechanic dies after getting neck caught in engine
Phuket boat mechanic dies after getting neck caught in engine
PHUKET: A 30-year-old boat mechanic died yesterday when his neck became caught in the boat’s engine while carrying out routine maintenance on the vessel.
Phuket police transferred amid extrajudicial killing probe
Phuket police transferred amid extrajudicial killing probe
PHUKET: Nine officers have been ordered to transfer out of the province within the next 24 hours, pending an investigation into the shooting dead a man who ran a checkpoint in Cherng Talay early Tuesday morning.
Police arrest three drug suspects on the same Phuket Town street
Police arrest three drug suspects on the same Phuket Town street
PHUKET: Hot on the heels of police arresting seven suspects in the one ‘Drug Street’ in Phuket Town on Wednesday, Phuket City Police yesterday (Sept 21) arrested three suspects for drugs in a small sidestreet in Phuket Town, with two of the suspects staying in the same rented room mansion.
Phuket police arrest woman, 39, with 20k ya bah pills, ya ice
Phuket police arrest woman, 39, with 20k ya bah pills, ya ice
PHUKET: A team of Border Patrol Police on Tuesday (Sept 18) arrested a 39-year-old Thai woman in Chalong who was found in possession over 20,000 methamphetamine pills (ya bah) and just over 70 grams of crystal meth (ya ice).
Seven arrested on Phuket drug street
Seven arrested on Phuket drug street
PHUKET: Phuket City Police arrested seven people in one street for drug offences yesterday including a 63-year-old woman.
Thai man, 30, dies in Phuket motorbike crash
Thai man, 30, dies in Phuket motorbike crash
PHUKET: A 30-year-old Thai man died last night when he crashed his Yamaha motorbike at the entrance to Soi Banga in Pa Khlok.
Weapons, ammunition found in vehicle of man shot dead by Phuket police
Weapons, ammunition found in vehicle of man shot dead by Phuket police
PHUKET: The 29-year-old man who was shot dead by police early this morning had jumped a police checkpoint in Phuket Town and was later found to have two weapons and ammunition inside his vehicle.
Phuket man, 29, shot dead while fleeing police
Phuket man, 29, shot dead while fleeing police
PHUKET: A 29-year old man has been shot dead in Thalang this morning (Sept 18) while fleeing from police in Phuket Town.
Man found hanged beside Phuket’s busiest road
Man found hanged beside Phuket’s busiest road
PHUKET: Police are hoping to identify the body of a man found hanged in a sala beside a sweet shop on Thepkrasattri Rd before dawn yesterday (Sept 17).
Tour bus brakes fail on Patong Hill
Tour bus brakes fail on Patong Hill
PHUKET: The driver of a tour bus was forced to veer off the road while descending Patong Hill just after 9am today (Sept 16) in order to bring the bus to a stop after the brakes on the bus failed.
One dead, two injured sea turtles found washed up on Phuket beach
One dead, two injured sea turtles found washed up on Phuket beach
PHUKET: One dead sea turtle and two injured sea turtles were found washed up on Mai Khao Beach yesterday (Sept 13).
Vachira Phuket Hospital reveals angry relative lashed out, struck nurse
Vachira Phuket Hospital reveals angry relative lashed out, struck nurse
PHUKET: The management board of Vachira Phuket Hospital yesterday confirmed with CCTV footage that an angry elder relative of a patient lashed out and struck a nurse at the hospital for not allowing him to enter the emergency ward where some patients lay comatose and others were receiving urgent medical care.
Driver recovered from wreck as van goes off-road on Patong Hill
Driver recovered from wreck as van goes off-road on Patong Hill
PHUKET: A passenger van went off-road while descending Patong Hill this morning (Sept 11), with the van coming to a halt just metres before a 15-metre plunge into a rubber plantation.
Injured sea turtle found washed up on Phuket beach
Injured sea turtle found washed up on Phuket beach
PHUKET: An unknown species of sea turtle was found washed up on Kamala Beach yesterday afternoon with one of its flippers slashed.
Belgian, 67, killed in Patong Hill crash
Belgian, 67, killed in Patong Hill crash
PHUKET: Police have yet to confirm what caused an accident on Patong Hill last night that resulted in a 67-year-old Belgian man being killed as he descended the steep hill into Patong on a motorcycle.
Phuket drug suspect dead after police shootout
Phuket drug suspect dead after police shootout
PHUKET: A drug suspect is dead after a shootout with police in Srisoonthorn, central Phuket, late yesterday afternoon (Sept 5).