NEWS
8 Pattaya Today
Kick Boxer under 'Mobile' Drug dealer busted with firearm pressure turns violent
5 young men badly injured from shooting
Police officers recently heard that a well known drugs dealer was taking orders by mobile phone and making the deliveries near to the Sabai Land Apartment at the entrance of soi SukoomwitPattaya to Thai’s, foreigners and illegal workers. Having got hold of the Hotline number, one of the police officers ordered 50 amphetamine tablets at 300 baht each for delivery around 4.00pm. Undercover police officers arrived at the due time and Mr. Somkid Sooksamran, aged 27, was informed of the sting operation and agreed to be
searched. He was found to be in possession of 66 amphetamine tablets, a Barretta 9 millimeter automatic handgun, and of course, his much used mobile phone. He was taken to the police station where he was charged with the possession for the purpose of distributing illegal substances category 1 and possession of a firearm without a permit and carrying it in public with no good reason. Police officers promise to be ever vigilant in their endeavours to search out and arrest drug dealers in the Pattaya area.
Swedish man mugged 20 days ago contacts police for assistance
This next news item must have seemed more like an extract from a ‘Cowboys and Indians’ movie than real life on Pattaya streets. The incident apparently happened when a group of Thai young men were making their way home after an evening at the Pattaya International Music Festival. The youths were well into their journey, when suddenly, they realised they were being followed by about 10 Thais on motorbikes. Without any warning, the perusing group each took out guns and started indiscriminately shooting into the first group. Police Lieutenant Nitipoom Bootwong, Banglamung Police Investigator, Chonburi, received a telephone call at around 4.00am to inform him that a man had been shot and seriously wounded in front of the Taweechai Store, Naklua New Market, Moo 5, but, before he could get to the scene, he had another call informing him that 3 or 4 more youths had also been shot, but had been taken to Banglamung Hospital for emergency treatment by passers by. Arriving at the scene with a Sawangboriboon paramedic rescue team, the police officer discovered the body of Mr. Wacharatorn
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Temsiri, aged 20, who had been shot by a 9mm in both his mouth and right eye; he was immediately transferred by the rescue team to Banglamung Hospital. Police also collected a number of shells from the scene as evidence and proceeded to the hospital to try and interview the victims to get an idea of what had taken place. At the hospital, they found out that Mr. Mr. Surasak Ra-ngabpai, aged 18, had been shot in the stomach on Soi Nempubwan and was in a critical condition, Mr. Punya Koompapun, aged 22, had taken a bullet in the left buttock which had travelled into his leg, and had been shot in front of the Nong Yai (Big Fen) Temple, and Mr. Wittakon Potong, aged 28, who had been shot in the back of his right leg. Finally, a gentleman who could not at the time be identified had taken a bullet in the stomach and was in a very serious condition in Chonburi Hospital. The police presume that there must be some history between two rival gangs, that it got out of hand, and they will make further investigations in order to get to the bottom of the story and bring guilty parties to justice. by Somboon
A Swedish tourist, Mr. Roger Petersson, arrived in Thailand on the 15th of February and after spending a pleasant stay on Koh Chand Island, arrived in Pattaya around 20 days ago, where he was promptly attacked and robbed of his suitcase containing all his clothes, passport and money. Being afraid to go to the authorities he tried to attend to his injuries himself and decided to wait for his family to come looking for him. He was eventually found in a very sorry state, with head and hand injuries by Miss. A, a sales assistant at a local furniture store, who taking pity on him, let him clean himself up, gave him a new set of clothes to wear, fed him a hearty meal and
contacted the police on his behalf to try and get him further assistance. The very unlucky tourist was taken to Banglamung Hospital for medical treatment and the Swedish Embassy in Bangkok has been notified. A police report has also been submitted.
Drunken and bloody Swiss man buys whisky
In the early hours of the morning a Swiss man was seen in a drunken state, covered from head to toe in blood, shopping at the 7-Eleven store at the entrance of soi Pattaya-Naklua 14 (soi Noree), Moo 5, Naklua. A police officer from the Banglamung Station arrived at the store with a Sawangboriboon paramedic rescue team, but the man was nowhere to be seen. After a little investigating they managed to trace him to the Siam Platinum Place Hotel, opposite the store,
where he had been staying since his arrival on the 22nd March. Mr. Giger Willi, aged 62, was found in a semi conscious state in his room with half a bottle of Saengsom Thai whiskey left from the three
A Sawangboriboon Paramedic Rescue Team was recently called to the Boontaworn Home Appliances Store located on Sukhumvit Road, Moo 6, after a foreigner apparently lost his marbles and was starting to hurt people. At the scene, they witnessed Mr. Martin Vanis, aged 38, a Slovakian national, fighting with police officers who were trying to subdue him but with little success. Mr. Vanis, who is a student of Thai Boxing at the Father Iron boxing institution, Pattaya City, managed to land lots of punches and kicks before he was able to be restrained.
Arriving at the scene, the fighters personal trainer, informed police officers that the fighter had been under a huge amount of pressure recently as he was due to fight in the upcoming charity fight, very high expectations had been made of him, and he was not able to handle the pressure. A short time before, he had left the school in an agitated state, wandered along Sukhumvit Road, and suddenly started breaking things and attacking anybody within sight. Mr. Vanis, after he was sedated, was taken to the Bangkok-Pattaya Hospital for further tests and a mental examination.
Robber not quick enough! A couple from the Czech Republic recently had a stroke of good luck when a ‘Bag Snatcher’ who had grabbed her handbag, turned out not to be as quick as he thought he was, and was quickly apprehended by passers by near Soi 2, Beach Road. Arriving at the scene, Police Lieutenant Somchai Chaikananukoon, was met by the victims, Mrs. Monica Pasakova, a lawyer, and her husband, who identified that the young man caught, Mr. Chanchai Sreeprai, aged 20, was indeed the man who snatched her bag, whilst they enjoyed a drink at a local bar. The accused admitted to his crime, but blamed it on not having enough money to pay his bills and eat. The would be thief almost had a good result as it turned out the handbag contained over 100,000 baht in cash, as well as credit cards and other important documents. The robbed couple explained
to the police officer that they had been enjoying a drink and the view, when suddenly the accused ran up, snatched her bag, and took to his heels. The couple started shouting loudly and fortunately a group of foreign tourists were able to stop and apprehend the would be robber before he could get too far. The officer took the accused into custody to await his day in court. by Somboon
bottles he had purchased a short time before. Mr. Wirat Kwanmueng, aged 53, a security guard at the complex explained to the police officers that the injured man had returned from the Music Festival earlier in the evening with 5 bad wounds to his head, which had been bandaged, and he had got as a result of a motorbike accident. He went to bed, but came out a couple of hours later to do his late shopping at the store opposite. The security guard
and police officer assumed he must have fallen in his room, re-opened his wounds, and being so drunk, not noticed or felt anything. The medical team managed to stop the bleeding, which probably saved his life, and the police officer managed to convince the injured man that he needed proper medical treatment at the hospital. Being in no fit state to be questioned on the evening, police officers will still be paying Mr. Willi a visit to get his version of the night’s events.