(From left) Jakri Chimsiri and
Manas Buppha.
Patcharapol Panrak
Sattahip officials have threatened two suspected drug dealers with
death should they refuse to turn themselves in and again resist arrest.
Jakri Chimsiri, 28, and Manas Buppha, 18, are wanted on numerous
drug-related warrants while Jakri is also charged with attempted murder
after a July 24 gunfight in the Khao Baisri neighborhood.
Police had planned a sting operation to catch Jakri and Manas selling five
methamphetamine tablets, but officers apparently weren’t coy enough, as the
alleged dealers sniffed out their plot and sped away on a Honda motorbike.
During pursuit they crashed and fled on foot into a rubber plantation where
Jakri allegedly fired eight shots at officers.
Sattahip police and administrators claimed Jakri is No. 1 on their
most-wanted list, as he is a rising drug dealer who uses guns to intimidate
locals. They gave both suspects seven days to turn themselves in and warned
that if they resist arrest again, officers will shoot to kill.
