Colombian Kingpin Busted in Massive Smuggling Operation
LOS ANGELES — A Colombian drug kingpin who participated in a violent ring that used planes, speedboats and submarines to smuggle hundreds of millions of dollars in cocaine in an operation stretching to Thailand faced federal trafficking charges Friday in a Los Angeles courtroom, prosecutors said.
Private Dies After Senior Soldiers Beat Him Into Coma
LOPBURI — A young soldier died Friday morning after spending weeks in a coma from being beaten senseless at his post. Police said the...
German Man Stabbed in Neck Near BTS Mo Chit
A German man was stabbed in the neck Tuesday afternoon at a bus stop near BTS Mo Chit.
Lotto Seller Arrested Over Fake 90M Baht Tickets
NAKHON PATHOM — A lottery ticket seller turned himself in Monday for forging tickets with winning numbers.
Thanawat “Pete” Kumhaengpol, 35, was arrested in Nakhon...
Police Seek Lotto Seller Over Fake 90M Baht Winning Tickets
SAMUT SAKHON — Police on Sunday were seeking the arrest of a ticket seller thought to have doctored winning numbers for the national lottery.
The...
Fake Bangkok Grab Driver Accused of Raping Minors
BANGKOK — A former soldier was arrested on allegations he impersonated a Grab driver to rape underage girls, Bangkok police said on Friday.
Men Killing Women at Alarming Rates, And We All Share Blame
Domestic violence is woven into the cultural fabric, with the few agencies trying to do something running up against deeply rooted social values that tolerate – or even support – the use of violence against women.
6,000 Bangkok Drug Busts in 2 Months, But Trend Unclear
BANGKOK — Police said Friday that more than 6,000 drug offenders were busted across the capital in the past two months, an apparent increase over just two years ago.
Crypto Con: Two Suspects Say They Were Also Scammed
BANGKOK — An actor and his brother accused of scamming a foreign investor of hundreds of millions of baht in cryptocurrency met investigators Wednesday as other suspects said a settlement had been reached with the victim.
Police Implicate Actor’s Parents in Bilking Finn of ‘Bitcoin’
The authorities this week are stepping up their investigation of a financial scam involving the alleged theft of bitcoins from ...
