Serving search warrant no. 83/2558, which was issued by the Phuket Provincial Court yesterday, the raid team of about five armed officers was led by Pol Lt Col Wirayut Sittirattanakul, deputy chief of the Thalang Police Station, under the command of Thalang Police Chief, Pol Col Chanuchan Chonsuwat.
At about 7am this morning, the raiders moved in on the target house, in Pa Klok's Moo 2, catching the house owner, Mr Jumrat “Bang Mutt” Na-nakhon by surprise.
“In the kitchen, we found a basket full of fresh kratom leaves, weighing about 4kg in total,” said Pol Lt Col Wirayut.
Bang Mutt, a former civilian police volunteer (อดิตอาสาสมัครตำรวจบ้าน) with Thalang Police, was arrested and brought back to his old stomping grounds at the Thalang Police Station, but this time on the other side of the law.
He has been charged with possession of a Category 5 drug.