Alleged major drug trafficker arrested in Songkhla, 54 million baht in assets seized

A 50 year old alleged major drug trafficker has been arrested in in the southern province Songkhla after 30 raids were conducted in the hunt for him yesterday. Officers also seized over 54 million baht worth of his assets.

The raids came following tips from two drug suspects who were caught in early November at a checkpoint in Chumphon, where police seized about 300 kilograms of crystal methamphetamine and 4,000 methamphetamine pills.

It led the Narcotics Suppression Bureau to Paosee Arwaemae of Narathiwat, who was thought to be a key figure in the drug trafficking network.

According to the deputy national police chief, Roy Inkhapairoj, the suspect was found by drug suppression teams at a residence in the Hat Yai area of Songkhla during the operation.

He was wanted on an arrest warrant issued by the Criminal Court on December 30 for illegal possession of illicit narcotics with the…