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A Thai man wanted on serious drug charges was finally captured today after being tracked down to a remote mangrove forest in Pa Khlok subdistrict, Thalang district, Phuket.
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A Thai man wanted on serious drug charges was finally captured today after being tracked down to a remote mangrove forest in Pa Khlok subdistrict, Thalang district, Phuket.
A police investigation team from Thalang Police, supported by local patrol officers, swooped in on the suspect’s hideout. The high-stakes raid, led by Police Lieutenant Colonel Suchart Luecha, Inspector of Investigation at Thalang Police, involved no fewer than six senior officers.
The officers were looking for Rachen Sason, a 45 year old man from Sakon Nakhon province, who had been on the run for his involvement in drug trafficking.
Rachen, cornered in the Khlong Tha Sak area, was found with a haul of 189 methamphetamine (meth) pills, known locally as Yaba. The drugs, hidden among the dense mangroves, were promptly seized by officers.
Following the arrest, Rachen was charged…