‘Benz Racing’ Denies Having Connections to Laotian Drug Lord
BANGKOK — A drama star’s speed-racer husband declared his innocence Friday and denied connections to a Laotian drug kingpin before the media after a six-hour investigation at the Narcotics Suppression Bureau.
‘Benz Racing’ Surrenders to Narcotics Cops
BANGKOK — A celebrity husband who vanished with his Lamborghini hours before police raided his property in search of links to a Laotian drug kingpin turned himself in Friday afternoon to the Narcotics Suppression Bureau.
Police Dubious About Man’s ATM Abduction-by-Cop Story
BANGKOK — A man alleges he was abducted, assaulted and robbed of 80,000 baht by men wearing police vests early Tuesday morning northern Bangkok, a story that police are not fully buying.
Thai Official Who Stole Hotel Paintings Freed by Japanese
BANGKOK — Japanese authorities on Friday freed a Thai bureaucrat who was arrested for stealing three paintings from a hotel he was staying in Kyoto, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said.
Krabi Teacher Turns Out to be American Drug Trafficking Suspect
KRABI — An man wanted in the United States on drug trafficking charges was arrested Wednesday morning from the school where he was employed as a teacher in the south.
Thai Teacher’s Tale of Injustice Ignites Public Sympathies
BANGKOK — A teacher imprisoned for a year and a half for killing a motorcyclist on the road has gone public with a story of injustice and police incompetence that a court will soon hear.
Chonburi Wreck: Van Driver Was Sober but Sleepy
CHONBURI — High speed and fatigue were blamed Wednesday for the fatal crash in Chonburi which killed 25 people.
1 Arrested in New Year’s Morning Pub Slaying
BANGKOK— Police on Monday arrested one of two suspects wanted in connection with a Bangkok pub shooting that left one dead and six injured in the first hours of the year.
Courageous Cop Trades Uniform for Dress to Bust Muggers
NONTHABURI — Police in northern metro Bangkok had a problem. A gang was mugging women in the area, and they just couldn’t catch them.
Police Weigh Australian Tourist’s Tuk-Tuk Rape Allegation
BANGKOK — Police had yet to rule Monday whether a 23-year-old Australian tourist was sexually assaulted by a tuk-tuk driver as she alleged earlier this month.