Charan stares forlornly at his Office of
Narcotics Control Board uniform during his arrest for dealing drugs.
Boonlua Chatree
A Banglamung anti-drug office volunteer was arrested for
allegedly dealing drugs.
Charan Aimthong, 37, a worker with the Office of
Narcotics Control Board, was apprehended Aug. 21 outside the Ibis Hotel in
North Pattaya after allegedly selling 13 methamphetamine tablets to
undercover Pattaya Police officers. Decked out in his Narcotics Control
Board uniform, Charan was taken off his government motorbike and
unceremoniously escorted to the Pattaya Police Station.
Pattaya Police Superintendent Col Nanthawut Suwanla-Ong
said investigators had heard that insiders in the Banglamung District
narcotics board had been using the cover of their official anti-drug office
to disguise their drug promotion business. With a simple phone call and
3,750 baht, officers caught the alleged inside dealer.
