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Bangkok Post – Myanmar tycoon cleared of drug and laundering charges

Court says police evidence of money trail inconclusive in case also linked to Thai senator

The Criminal Court on Ratchadaphisek Road in Bangkok. (Photo: Nutthawat Wichieanbut)

The Criminal Court has acquitted Myanmar tycoon Tun Min Latt, a son-in-law of Senator Upakit Pachirangkun and three others of drug trafficking, money laundering and other charges, saying the evidence gathered by police was insufficient to show wrongdoing.

Four of the defendants in the case were individuals and the fifth was Myanmar Allure Group, a company controlled by Senator Upakit, who is facing…

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