Police bring out the accused for the media.
Theerarak Suthathiwong
An arrest of an alleged minor drug dealer led to the
apprehension of a much larger suspected supplier late last month.
Pursuing an informant’s tip, Banglamung Police
captured Ekalak Chomsawat, 28, as he stood opposite the Bunthaworn shop
on Sukhumvit Road in central Pattaya Dec. 27. Officers seized 1.2 g. of
crystal methamphetamines from his pocket.
A subsequent search of Ekalak’s Nongprue apartment
uncovered another 8 g. of ya ice, 188 ya ba tablets and a scale.
Officers also arrested eight alleged drug users at the scene.
Under interrogation, Ekalak confessed, police said,
to buying the ya ice from Ekapol Thonghuad, 26, a recently released
inmate from Chonburi Prison.
Police stormed Ekapol’s house behind the Thepprasit
Market and captured him as he tried to flee out the back. Inside, police
found 30 g. of ya ice.
Officers claim Ekapol confessed to dealing drugs,
saying he purchased the crystal meth from Surasak Bunmachai, a current
inmate at Chonburi Prison. Both Ekalak and Ekapol were charged with
various drug offenses while their alleged incarcerated supplier is
investigated.
