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Drug syndicate ‘treasurer’ arrested, B186m assets seized

Drug suppression officials display some of the assets seized at the house of the alleged money handler for a major drug network, in Bangkok’s Lat Phrao area on Tuesday. (Photo: ONCB)

The alleged money handler for a major drug network has been arrested in Bangkok and assets worth 186.7 million baht seized, Office of the Narcotics Control Board secretary-general Wichai Chaimongkol said on Wednesday.

The suspect was found to have transferred more than 2 billion baht to bank accounts in Myanmar. 

Mr Wichai said the dismantling of the drug network followed the arrest of two suspects and seizure of 1.5 tonnes of crystal methamphetamine, or ice, on Oct 18, 2019 at a checkpoint in Tak province. 

With information they provided, arrest warrants were obtained for nine other suspects. Seven were soon caught, The…

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