A Thai candidate is also the subject of an illegal company investigation.
Discussed: 20 Dec 2024 at 17: 34
Looking THANI: Three immigrants have been detained in Koh Phangan for operating a business using a Thai countrywide as a candidate and for selling and possessing illegal drugs.
Following the arrest of a European drug suspect on March 1 in nearby Koh Samui, the arrests were the result of a follow-up analysis. Peter Hull was immediately sentenced to five times and 11 months in jail, Pol Lt Gen Panumart Boonyalak, director of the Immigration Bureau, said in a presentation on Thursday.
Officers discovered that Hull had purchased drugs from Federico Carlo Eugenio Pistolesi, 36, who had been detained on the holiday island of Koh Phangan in Surat Thani’s southwestern province.
He is accused of wealth fraud, possessing and selling cocaine, methamphetamine, and heroin.
Police seized 24 items, including a sedan vehicle, a bank accounts containing over 6 million baht, and an a two-rai area story for 8 million baht, which was registered to a company named Pittaya Land.
As the research expanded, authorities arrested two different foreigners — Frenchman Roman Malik Bertagnol, 37, and Russian federal Anton Zaozerov, 39 — who were found to be consumers of the Roman think.
According to authorities, Mr. Pistolesi was discovered to have received money from another foreigners who resided on the two territories.
Pol Col Songprod Sirisukha said Mr Zaozerov and his family were also found to have been running a cleanup company, which is prohibited for immigrants, by using a Thai girl, identified only as Meena, as a candidate.
The officers investigation is continuing.
Kittharath Punpetch, the head of the national authorities, has urged all divisions to repress any differences regarding illegal international businesses operating in Thailand and crimes that negatively impact hospitality.