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City Center Laughing Gas Warehouse Raided, 687 Tanks Seized

City Center Laughing Gas Warehouse Raided, 687 Tanks Seized

MGR Online•Society•1h ago

Reader Briefing

Police arrested a 25-year-old man and seized laughing gas equipment worth 7 million baht from a warehouse in Sathon, Bangkok.

  • •Police seized 687 tanks of laughing gas and 40,000 balloons.
  • •The suspect, Narubet, was arrested at a row house on Naradhiwas Rajanagarindra Road.
  • •The operation followed a sting operation on October 13 and a subsequent raid on October 15.
  • •The illegal goods were sold via the Line application and delivered via Grab.

Overview

  • •Police 191 received tips about the illegal sale of nitrous oxide, known as laughing gas, via the Line application and Grab delivery in Bangkok.
  • •On October 13 at 11:00, Police 191 conducted a sting operation by purchasing one tank of laughing gas for 1,750 baht.
  • •Police tracked the delivery route of the Grab driver to a row house on Naradhiwas Rajanagarindra Road, Thung Wat Don, Sathon, Bangkok.
  • •On October 15, police arrested Narubet while he was holding a blue cloth bag containing laughing gas.
  • •Police seized 687 tanks of laughing gas, 28,800 pieces of Moza brand nitrous oxide, 10,000 assorted nozzles, and 40,000 balloons, totaling approximately 7,000,000 baht.
  • •Narubet confessed to preparing and delivering the laughing gas according to orders from an administrator via Grab.
  • •Police transferred Narubet and the evidence to Yannawa Police Station for legal proceedings.
  • •Police charged Narubet with selling modern medicine (Nitrous Oxide) without a permit under the Drug Act 1967.

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Key Entities

Person

Narubet(นายนฤเบศน์)
A 25-year-old man arrested for preparing and delivering laughing gas according to administrator orders.
Pol. Maj. Gen. Pallop Arem-la(พล.ต.ต.พัลลภ แอร่มหล้า)
Deputy Commissioner of the Metropolitan Police Bureau.
Pol. Maj. Gen. Prasong Anmanee(พล.ต.ต.ประสงค์ อานมณี)
Commander of the Patrol Police Division.
Pol. Col. Thanakorn Onthongkam(พ.ต.อ.ธนากร อ่อนทองคํา)
Deputy Commander of the Patrol Police Division.
Pol. Col. Ekapop Likhitthanasombat(พ.ต.อ.เอกภพ ลิขิตธนสมบัติ)
Superintendent of the Patrol Police.

Organization

Metropolitan Police Bureau(กองบัญชาการตำรวจนครบาล)ℹ️
The police agency that held the press conference regarding the arrest.
Police 191 Patrol(ตำรวจสายตรวจ 191)
The unit that conducted the sting operation and tracked the laughing gas source.
Yannawa Police Station(สน.ยานนาวา)
The police station where the suspect and evidence were transferred for legal action.

Place

Naradhiwas Rajanagarindra Road, Thung Wat Don, Sathon, Bangkok(ถนนนราธิวาสราชนครินทร์ แขวงทุ่งวัดดอน เขตสาทร กรุงเทพฯ)
The location of the row house used as a warehouse for laughing gas.

Law

Drug Act 1967(พ.ร.บ.ยา ปี 2510)
The law under which Narubet was charged for selling nitrous oxide without permission.