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Teen caught with homemade gun in drug arrests near airport

Teen caught with homemade gun in drug arrests near airport

PHUKET: Sakoo Police have reported arresting two teenagers in their precinct, just south of Phuket International Airport, with one found in possession of a homemade gun and six bullets.

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By Eakkapop Thongtub

Monday 7 May 2018 09:57 AM


One teen was caught with the basic ingredients for '4x100' while the other was caught with a homemade gun and six bullets. Photos: Sakoo Police

One teen was caught with the basic ingredients for '4x100' while the other was caught with a homemade gun and six bullets. Photos: Sakoo Police

In the first arrest, reported Friday (May 4), officers placed under arrest a 17-year-old male. As the suspect is a minor, officers identified him only as “Oak” and did not report the time and place of his arrest, other than Moo 1, Sakoo.

However, police did report that Oak was found in possession of the basic ingredients for the illegal concoction “4x100”.

Specifically, at the residence where Oak was arrested, officers found 80ml of kratom liquid in a cooking pot, a bottle of cough syrup, a bottle of Pepsi, 50 grams of kratom leaves and 400ml of kratom liquid in the fridge.

Oak was charged with possession of a Category 5 drug.

In the second case, also reported last Friday, officers placed 18-year-old Permsak Somsak under arrest at a residence in Moo 2, Sakoo.

Permsak was found in possession of a homemade gun, in Thai called a Thai Pradit, and six .38-calibre bullets.

He was also found in possession of a brown handbag and 1.3 grams of dried marijuana.

Permsak was charged possession of an illegal firearm and possession of a Category 5 drugs.

Police said they were continuing their investigation into the teenagers’ affairs.