Boonlua Chatree
A French national arrested for suspected drug dealing led
police to a Thai couple he claimed were his suppliers.
Undercover police arrested Vincent Philipot, 40, during a
sting operation Aug. 21 near a guesthouse on Soi Jeeraphol. He was captured
with an undisclosed amount of crystal methamphetamines and 2,000 baht given
to him by the undercover cops.
After interrogation, Philipot told police he’d purchased
the ya ice for his own use and for resale from Suphaksorn Yoriya, 31.
Another sting operation followed and officers apprehended the admitted Beach
Road prostitute along with 0.57 g. of ya ice in front of a 7-Eleven on Soi
Buakaow near Soi Jeeraphol.
Yoriya took police back to her apartment where officers
arrested her sleeping boyfriend Kamphol Khongtaeng, 32, and confiscated drug
paraphernalia. All three suspects failed urine tests for methamphetamines,
police said. They were charged with both consumption and sale of illegal
narcotics.
