Officer Caught With Drugs at Dialysis; 16k Meth Pills Seized

Matichon•Society•2d ago

Reader Briefing

A police officer in Sakon Nakhon, undergoing dialysis, was apprehended with 16,000 methamphetamine pills, allegedly stored since 2018-2019.

•Authorities arrested a police lieutenant colonel from Khok Si Suphan Police Station in Sakon Nakhon.
•16,000 methamphetamine pills were seized from the officer's vehicle and residence.
•The officer, who is a kidney patient undergoing dialysis, claimed the drugs were from his previous duty years (2018-2019) and intended for sale to youths.

Overview

•On April 11, at 2:30 PM, Governor Runida Lertthitisakul led an operation to combat drugs.
•Authorities seized 4,000 methamphetamine pills from a Toyota Vigo pickup truck and 12,000 from a house in Ban Lao, Khok Si Suphan District, Sakon Nakhon.
•Lieutenant Colonel Boontham Nonkhamwong, 53, Deputy Inspector of Khok Si Suphan Police Station, was arrested along with his wife and son.
•The operation was part of the 'You Inform, We Arrest, Immediate Action 24 Hours' policy.
•Governor Runida Lertthitisakul stated, 'Police have no right to keep drugs for themselves. The arrest process must be done legally, which is clearly a violation.'
•Lieutenant Colonel Boontham Nonkhamwong confessed that the drugs belonged to him.
•The officer faces charges of possession and distribution of Type 1 narcotics, and a disciplinary investigation will lead to his temporary suspension from duty.
•Due to his medical condition, the officer was transported to the police station via ambulance.

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Key Quotes

Runida Lertthitisakul

"Police have no right to keep drugs for themselves. The arrest process must be done legally, which is clearly a violation."

ตำรวจไม่มีสิทธิ์นำยาเสพติดมาเก็บไว้กับตัวเอง กระบวนการจับกุมต้องทำอย่างถูกต้องตามกฎหมาย ซึ่งถือว่ามีความผิดชัดเจน

Key Entities

Person

Lieutenant Colonel(ร้อยตำรวจเอก)

A police officer from Khok Si Suphan Police Station arrested for drug possession.

Runida Lertthitisakul(นางรณิดา เหลืองฐิติสกุล)

Governor of Sakon Nakhon Province who led the drug bust operation.

Pol.Col. Jiraroj Rojphanuphat(พ.ต.อ.จิรโรจน์ โรจน์ภานุพัชร์)

Deputy Commander of Sakon Nakhon Provincial Police involved in the operation.

Kritiyakhun Kaewkhunnon(นายกฤติคุณ แก้วคุณนอก)

Sakon Nakhon Provincial Official for Dissemination involved in the operation.

Wichan Itthirukmongkol(นายวิชาญ อิทธิฤกษ์มงคล)

District Chief of Mueang Sakon Nakhon involved in the operation.

Kritanan Ngiwphrom(นายกฤตนัน งิ้วพรม)

Sub-district Chief (Security Division Head) involved in the operation.

Pol.Sen.Sgt. Maj. Boontham Nonkhamwong(ร.ต.ต.บุญธรรม นนท์คำวงศ์)

The arrested police officer, Deputy Inspector of Khok Si Suphan Police Station, charged with drug possession.

Ami Nonkhamwong(นางอามี่ นนคำวงศ์)

Wife of the arrested police officer and a nurse, apprehended at the scene.

Natthadanai Nonkhamwong(นาย ณัฐดนัย นนท์คำวงศ์)

Son of the arrested police officer, apprehended at the scene.

Organization

Khok Si Suphan Police Station(สภ.โคกศรีสุพรรณ)

The police station where the arrested officer was assigned.

Volunteer Defense Corps(กองอาสารักษาดินแดน)

A paramilitary force that participated in the drug eradication operation.

Narcotics Suppression Center Region 3(ศป.ปส.ร.3)

Military unit that assisted in the drug eradication operation.

Place

Sakon Nakhon Province(จังหวัดสกลนคร)ℹ️

The province where the drug bust and arrest took place.

Ban Lao(บ้านเหล่า)

The village in Khok Si Suphan District where drugs were found.

Lao Phon Kho Subdistrict(ตำบลเหล่าโพนค้อ)

The subdistrict in Khok Si Suphan District where the drugs were found.

Toyota Vigo pickup truck(รถยนต์กระบะโตโยต้า วีโก้)

The vehicle from which 4,000 methamphetamine pills were seized.

Timeline

2018-2019(ปี 61-62)

The period when the arrested officer claimed to have acquired the seized methamphetamine.

Law

Possession and distribution of Type 1 narcotics (methamphetamine)(ครอบครองและจำหน่ายยาเสพติดให้โทษประเภทที่ 1 (ยาบ้า))

The legal charges filed against the arrested police officer.