Large Number Of Arms Found In Coordinated Crackdowns, 3000 People Arrested

[waerth]

http://www.nationmultimedia.com/breakingnews/Large-number-of-arms-found-in-coordinated-crackdow-30235248.html

 

More than 3,000 people were rounded up and a large number of heavy weapons seized under a coordinated crackdown by police, military officials and civilian volunteers in provinces that come under the jurisdiction of Provincial Police Region 4. The raid began last Wednesday and wrapped up on Sunday.

 

Pol Lt-General Detnarong Suthichanbancha of Provincial Police Region 4 said the 279 teams led intelligence and sting operations before laying siege to 500 areas and 2,700 illegal entertainment venues. Some 3,413 suspects were rounded up and slapped with charges ranging from gambling, drug trafficking, prostitution and the illegal possession of arms.

 

Of those arrested, 382 were charged with illegally possessing arms and 407 guns, 1,028 bullets and seven grenades were seized from them.

[Flashermac]

Now they can start cleaning up the illegal war weapons in the far south.

[Mekong]

Provincial Police Region 4 is Khon Kaen which covers all of Northern Isaan.

• Region 1 - Ayuthaya
  
• Region 2 - Chonburi
  
• Region 3 - Nakhon Ratchasima
  
• Region 4 - Khon Kaen
  
• Region 5 - Chiang Mai
  
• Region 6 - Phitsanulok
  
• Region 7 - Nakhon Pathom
  
• Region 8 - Surat Thani
  
• Region 9 - Songkhla
  
• Southern Border Provinces Region - Yala