Royal Thai Police Commander-in-Chief Gen. Wichian
Potphosri presents energy drinks to officers on duty.
Boonlua Chatree
More than 500 police officers will blanket the Eastern
Seaboard this weekend to prevent violence related to Sunday’s general
election.
Top Royal Thai Police officials deployed 521 officers
from 22 provincial stations June 21 in a two-week push to prevent
election-related violence throughout Chonburi and other districts under the
command of Region 2.
Following the officer release, Royal Thai Police
Commander-in-Chief Gen. Wichian Potphosri then went to inspect Sukhumvit
Road checkpoints.
The police effort is being backed up locally by the
Pattaya Police Station, Safeguard officers, Ordnance Department officers
from the Sattahip Naval Base, explosives experts and doctors from Banglamung
Hospital and Sawang Boriboon Foundation.
Pattaya officers demonstrated use of tools to block the
escape of cars and motorcycles. After that they visited the Pattaya city
mobile toilets and Wichian presented energy drinks to officers on duty.
Wichian noted a crackdown on illegal guns by Region 2
officers between May 30 and June 13 resulted in 117 arrests, including three
for possession of explosives. More than 1,700 people were also arrested for
illegal drugs, he said.
