24 October 2023 at 19:44 PUBLISHED
A case against Akarakit Worarojcharoendet, also known as” Benz Racing ,” who was charged with drug trafficking in 2017, was dismissed by the Supreme Court on Tuesday. On Tuesday night, the original machine runner was let out of jail.
In response to a case brought by prosecution against Akarakit, 36, and two individuals identified as Sansern Rasanont, 41 and Angsuporn Ina, 35, for conspiring in drug trafficking and money laundering on May 26, 2017, the decision was made public at the Criminal Court on Ratchadaphisek Road.
The three people, along with other drug traffickers like Nattapon Nakkham, were accused by the prosecution of obtaining, owning, and smuggling drugs. Additionally, they were charged with overseeing the budget of Nattapon’s medicine network.
On November 26, 2016, it was reported that prosecutors had seized 19 kilograms of crystal meth and 140,000 medications. It was discovered that Natapon had transferred income totaling 11.07 million baht 53 days to the accounts of the three accused.
Two others just admitted to money laundering charges, while Akarakit, the ex-husband of artist Napapa” Patt” Tantrakul, denied all of them.
On September 7, 2018, the lower court fined Akarakit and the few 400,000 baht each and sentenced them to 24 years in prison for the same offenses.
But, the Appeal Court considerably extended Akarakit’s sentence to 36 years and 8 months in prison and fined him 3.3 million baht. The couple’s prison sentence was reduced by the court to 22 years and 6 months, but the great was kept at 400,000 baht.
An appeal to the Supreme Court was just made by Akarakit.
Despite statements from the opioid reduction key and other relevant police officers denying Akarakit’s involvement in the drug trade, the court deliberated, according to the media source, that other defendants did not mention him in their testimony.
Due to mistrust regarding the facts supporting Akarakit’s collaboration with other accused in drug-related cases, the court next gave him the benefit of the doubt.
However, the Appeal Court’s decision to sentence Akarakit to three years and four months in prison in a situation involving money laundering was still in effect.
According to the cause, Akarakit was released from the Central Correctional Institution for Drug Addicts on Tuesday evening after serving roughly four years in prison.