19 arrested on drug, immigration charges on Koh Larn

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Pattaya police arrested 19 people in a crackdown on alien laborers, drugs and weapons on Koh Larn.

Pattaya police arrested 19 people in a crackdown on alien laborers, drugs and weapons on Koh Larn.
Pattaya police arrested 19 people in a crackdown on alien laborers, drugs and weapons on Koh Larn.

Police Chief Pol. Col. Apichai Kroppech said he was tipped that a restaurant on Tien Beach was a center for drug users and employing undocumented foreigner workers.

Officers there found nine Cambodian workers serving food. None had work permits. Nearby police also discovered a group of youths doing drugs and arrested another nine people.

While on the island, the officers also raided the home of former police volunteer Banjong Singkaew, 43, and arrested him for possession of a 38-caliber handgun.