Boonlua Chatree
A suspected drug dealer has been arrested in the shooting
death of a Naklua gang leader.
Upon arrest, Viroj failed a drug
test and was booked on drug charges whilst police compile evidence to charge him
with Anuwath’s death.
Viroj Yuusabai, 47, was apprehended by Banglamung Police
March 19, a day after 25-year-old Anuwath Nilpothong was gunned down after
midnight in a wooded area on Soi Nongyai 3.
Viroj is accused of hiding in the jungle until Anuwath came
by, then firing eight shots, hitting him 5-6 times in the chest as he sat on a
Honda Wave motorbike. He later died at Bangkok Hospital Pattaya.
Police said witnesses reported that Anuwath had two days
earlier transferred 100,000 baht to Viroj’s bank account for a purchase of
methamphetamine tablets. Viroj, however, couldn’t deliver and the Naklua gang
leader angrily demanded his money back. When no refund was offered, a gun fight
was threatened. Viroj allegedly stuck first.
Upon arrest, Viroj failed a drug test, said police, who
booked him initially on just the drug charge as they compile evidence to charge
him with Anuwath’s death.
