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Prapan Nammali, 36, right, was arrested on July 24 after 17,300 ya ba pills and 150 grams of ya ice were seized at his house in the Saphan Hin Area. –Photo by Phuket Provincial PR Office
Police strike major blow against drugs A
n estimated B7 million worth of drugs were taken off Phuket streets last weekend after local police netted two dealers and made a dent in what they believe to be a major national drug syndicate.
The two major drug dealers were arrested on Sunday evening (July 24) as officers seized a staggering total of 22,300 pills of ya ba (methamphetamine) and three quarters of a kilo of ya ice (crystal methamphetamine).
By staff reporters The first major dealer, Prapan Nammali, 36, had been under suspicion for some time, police said. His arrest at about 8:30pm came after an undercover po-
liceman posing as a buyer managed to trap Prapan into selling drugs to him. The subsequent search of Prapan’s house in the Saphan Hin area uncovered a haul of 17,300 ya ba pills and 150 grams of ya ice.
Under questioning, Prapan confessed that he had replaced another dealer at the Phuket end of what appears to be a major national drug ring. The other dealer, Odd, was arrested on May 12. Continued page 2
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