Police seize property valued at 120 million baht from drug trafficking network

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Provincial Police Region 5 announced the arrest of a member of the Jae Air drug trafficking network in Fang last week after finding 200,000 methamphetamine or Yaba tablets and 2.8kg of heroin in a warehouse in Lamphun.

Pol. Lt. Gen.Poonsub Prasertsri, Commissioner of Provincial Police Region 5 and Pol. Maj. Gen.Panudej Boonruang, Deputy Commissioner of Provincial Region 5 announced the arrest of Weerapong Jomkam of Fang and stated that 120 million baht in property had been seized from the suspected drug trafficker.

Police suspected Pannee “Jae Air” Jomkam of Kantaweesub Co. Ltd. of transporting drugs from Fang and Mae Ai hidden in transport trucks. Police received a tip off that two trucks and a lead vehicle would be transporting drugs. The first car from Chiang Mai held Dejpong Jomkam and Pannee Jomkam and another truck driven by Wirat Sanon and Chidchanok Jaitanan.

Police inspect property seized from a suspected drug trafficking network.
Police inspect property seized from a suspected drug trafficking network.

Both trucks were parked in a warehouse of construction materials in Lamphun for a long time. They bought cement, but they took two sacks out and placed beside steel bars in the warehouse before loading the cement. Subsequently, both trucks left the warehouse. On the next day, staff of the warehouse found that both sacks were still in the same position and, suspicious of illegal activity, notified police who found amphetamines and heroin inside the sacks.

Police collected evidence and found witnesses that led them to the suspects but arrested only Weerapong Jaikam, the other four escaped. Police confiscated properties including six rai of land with construction belonging to Kantaweesub Ltd Partnership valued at 20 million baht, 10 trailer trucks valued at 30 million baht, three vans and cars valued at 10 million baht, pick-up trucks, tractors, house and resort, 100 rai of orchard gardens, 19 rai of sand station, 23 rai of lime fields, and a house and land in Property Perfect Village in Bangkok, The total value was about 120 million baht.