Police and military announced the arrest of a 38 year old Sanpatong man after a raid on his house. Dusit Phukandaeng barricaded himself in his house when he saw the authorities coming. Police said he threw a black bag out of his window before finally surrendering to police.
The suspect was taken to the police station for questioning where he told the authorities that he had been smuggling drugs for some time now. He identified his source as a man named ‘Santhi’ who lives in Hangdong but he told police he doesn’t know the man’s real name. He told police his customers are teenagers around the village. Dusit was arrested with 3,800 Yaba or methamphetamine tablets, a 38mm handgun and five motorbikes that police suspect were stolen.
