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Armed drug suspect arrested, 4k meth pills seized
Armed drug suspect arrested, 4k meth pills seized
PHUKET: Two men have been arrested for drugs, with one of the men found carrying a .357 revolver, Phuket Provincial Police have announced.
Tourist exploiters targeted in random police inspections
Tourist exploiters targeted in random police inspections
PHUKET: Phuket Tourist Police on Wednesday (Apr 10) conducted an operation in which various companies that cater predominantly to Chinese tourists were randomly inspected to check that they were operating fairly and within the law.
Two seriously injured by overtaking sidecar
Two seriously injured by overtaking sidecar
PHUKET: Three people were injured, two seriously, after a motorbike with a sidecar drove into the oncoming lane and collided head-on with another motorbike in Chalong on Wednesday evening (Apr 10).
Three arrested for drugs in Phuket Town
Three arrested for drugs in Phuket Town
PHUKET: Three people were arrested in three drug busts carried out in just over an hour in Phuket Town over the weekend, leading to the seizure of 3,799 methamphetamine pills (ya bah) and 22.84 grams of crystal meth (ya ice) as well as a handgun and bullets.
Five arrested in separate Phuket drug busts
Five arrested in separate Phuket drug busts
PHUKET: Phuket Provincial Narcotics Suppression Division announced at a press conference yesterday (April 5) that they have arrested five suspects and seized a total of 1,942 methamphetamine pills (ya bah) and 126.58 grams of crystal methamphetamine (ya ice) in five separate drug busts.
Over 30k meth pills, gun and ammunition seized
Over 30k meth pills, gun and ammunition seized
PHUKET: Police seized 30,894 methamphetamine (ya bah) pills, a firearm and ammunition from a Thai man on Thursday evening (Apr 4) after a tip-off from an undercover police officer.
Body of man washed off rocks while fishing washes ashore at Nai Harn Beach
Body of man washed off rocks while fishing washes ashore at Nai Harn Beach
PHUKET: The body of a man who fell into the sea while fishing on rocks near the windmill at Phromthep Cape early yesterday morning was recovered from floating offshore at Nai Harn Beach later yesterday (Apr 4).
Motorcyclist dead after swerving to avoid turning minivan
Motorcyclist dead after swerving to avoid turning minivan
PHUKET: A man has died after crashing his motorbike into a power pole in Phuket Town early this morning (Apr 5).
Night shift security guard dead after motorbike hits parked truck
Night shift security guard dead after motorbike hits parked truck
PHUKET: A man has died after his motorbike hit a parked asphalt truck in Thalang early this morning (Apr 4).
Chinese scam call centre busted in Chalong
Chinese scam call centre busted in Chalong
PHUKET: Sixteen nationals – 13 men and three women – were arrested in Chalong this afternoon (April 2) for allegedly operating a stock market price speculation call centre scam targetting Chinese victims.
Popular Klong Mudong overwhelmed with wastewater
Popular Klong Mudong overwhelmed with wastewater
PHUKET: Chalong Mayor Samran Jindaphol and the Director of the Environmental Control Division at Regional Environment Office 15, Kanchit Suntarakorn, inspected the popular Klong Mudong canal yesterday following confirmation that the level of wastewater contaminants is killing fish in the fouled water.
B2mn in drugs, cars and cash seized from routine police stop-and-search
B2mn in drugs, cars and cash seized from routine police stop-and-search
PHUKET: Police have seized more than B2 million in methamphetamine (ya bah) pills, cash and two vehicles from a man who was stopped and searched during a routine stop-and-search in Srisoonthorn, Thalang, on Saturday (Mar 30).
Motorcyclist dies after crashing into U-turning cement truck
Motorcyclist dies after crashing into U-turning cement truck
PHUKET: A man has died after his motorbike collided with a cement truck that was making a U-turn on Thepkasattri Rd in Thalang on Saturday afternoon (Mar 30).
Man stabs ex-girlfriend’s new boyfriend repeatedly in jealous attack
Man stabs ex-girlfriend’s new boyfriend repeatedly in jealous attack
PHUKET: Police are hunting for a man who stabbed his ex-girlfriend’s new boyfriend in a jealous attack in Mai Khao this morning (Mar 30).
Austrian cancer-sufferer, 71, dies after 14-storey fall from Patong hotel roof
Austrian cancer-sufferer, 71, dies after 14-storey fall from Patong hotel roof
PHUKET: Police are investigating the death of a 71-year-old Austrian man known to have been suffering late-stage prostrate cancer who is believed to have jumped from the roof of a 14-story hotel in Patong earlier today (Mar 29).
Phuket police officer shoots himself in the head after years of migraines and work stress
Phuket police officer shoots himself in the head after years of migraines and work stress
PHUKET: A police officer has died after shooting himself in the head to relieve himself of migraine pains and stress.
Man dead after collision with U-turning minivan
Man dead after collision with U-turning minivan
PHUKET: A man has died after the motorbike he was on collided with a Toyota minivan that was making a U-turn in Pa Khlok in the early hours of this morning (Mar 27).
Phuket police seize 13kg of ‘parcel delivery’ marijuana
Phuket police seize 13kg of ‘parcel delivery’ marijuana
PHUKET: A series of tip-offs have seen police in Phuket seize 13 kilogrammes of marijuana packed in parcels for delivery, with 12 one-kilo bars in parcels seized at Rawai Post Office yesterday (Mar 25).
Egyptian tourist breaks arm in Freedom Beach fall
Egyptian tourist breaks arm in Freedom Beach fall
PHUKET: An Egyptian tourist has broken his arm after a fall at Freedom Beach on Sunday (Mar 24).
Phuket gun-toting driver apprehended
Phuket gun-toting driver apprehended
PHUKET: Phuket police apprehend a local car driver after he threatened another motorist during a road rage incident the day before (Mar 22).