The alleged innovator of a major drug network and the girl drug-felon boyfriend were arrested with resources worth more than 100 million baht grabbed from the woman in Nonthaburi yesterday.
Officers through the Narcotics Suppression Agency (NSB), Provincial Police Region 1 as well as a military intelligence device raided 10 places yesterday — 3 in Bangkok, 5 in Nonthaburi plus two in Saraburi.
The particular raid was component of a police procedure against a major medication gang known as “SN77” ordered by Pol Gen Roy Inkhapairoj, a deputy national police chief.
Pol Style Roy said the main focus was a house at the Laddarom housing estate in Pak Kred district of Nonthaburi.
There they imprisoned Saranya Faknuam, 35, the alleged innovator of SN77, and seized assets including a Porsche and also a Lamborghini, each worth 30 million baht, along with four other cars ranging within value from three hundred, 000 to seven million baht every.
Law enforcement also confiscated Ri- chard Mille plus Patek Philippe luxury watches worth 20 million and four. 5 million baht, respectively, said Pol Gen Roy, in addition to a 9mm pistol plus three magazines.
Pol Luxury touring Gen Sarayut Sa-nguanpokthai, chief of the Drugs Suppression Bureau, mentioned the operation stemmed from the arrest by NSB officers plus Bangkok police associated with two drug suspects in possession of 5 million acceleration pills and 120 kilogrammes of amazingly methamphetamine on December 13, 2017. Investigators extended the analysis and found proof that Ms Saranya was the leader from the SN77 gang.
The woman was wanted on an detain warrant issued by the Criminal Court intended for collusion in accidents involving illicit medicines and having Category-1 drugs (methamphetamine and crystal meth) within her possession with intent to sell, Pol Lt Gen Sarayut said.
Officers yesterday also arrested Chokphiphat Chanwichian, 35, Ms Saranya’s boyfriend. He was pulled over on the Boromratchonnaree elevated road within Taling Chan region, Bangkok.
Mr Chokphiphat had been charged with assisting and abetting another person in the commission associated with offences, Pol Lt Gen Sarayut stated.
According to the NSB chief, Ms Saranya, as the head of SN77, experienced links with systems based in an adjoining country that supplied her gang with large quantities associated with drugs.
Mr Chokphiphat was released from prison last year after serving the sentence for drug offences. His job was allegedly to make contact with drug networks plus deliver drugs to agents in Bangkok and nearby provinces.
The pair allegedly laundered money by buying high-class goods.