Police have caught up with
Nattapong Noilamai and arrested him for supplying ya ba to tour boat
operators.
Boonlua Chatree
Tourist police ordered to crack down on drug use by tourist-boat
operators have arrested a Banglamung man suspected them methamphetamines.
An intoxicated Nattapong Noilamai, 32, was apprehended in front of his house
May 18. Police recovered 112 ya ba tablets from his pocket. He also tested
positive for methamphetamine use.
Police said Nattapong confessed to being a long-time drug dealer for
speedboat and tourist boat crewmembers.
Tourist Police commander Col. Arun Promphan said the arrest was prompted by
a mandate from Central Investigation Bureau commander Lt. Gen. Pongpat
Chayaphant to improve the safety of Pattaya marine transport sector by
ridding it of drugs.
The pressure has been on city and police officials to clean up the
beachfront after a speedboat collision last month injured 20 South Korean
tourists and two guides.
