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Serving police officer arrested with 198,000 meth pills in his luggage on a bus in Chiang Rai province

14 Sept 09:39 Key points summarised by AI

A police investigative inspector was arrested in Chiang Rai after nearly 200,000 methamphetamine tablets were found in his luggage on a Bangkok-bound bus.
The officer, Pol Lt-Col Surachit Thavuth, initially attempted to escape but was apprehended.
He admitted to transporting the drugs for a dealer in Bangkok in exchange for 100,000 baht.
Surachit has been suspended from duty, and a disciplinary committee has been established, with police expanding the investigation to find the mastermind behind the drug deal.

Today 15:38 Key points summarised by AI

Thai MP Suchada Zhang Thaensap faces intense scrutiny over her husband’s substantial 1.84 billion baht wealth, with opposition lawmakers alleging connections to international scam networks.
A significant portion of her husband, Taiyang Zhang's, declared assets includes a 1.44 billion baht loan to the now-bankrupt cryptocurrency hedge fund Three Arrows Capital, which still owes him 1.34 billion baht.
Opposition MP Rangsiman Rome accused Suchada's husband of links to online scam networks and gambling sites, prompting Suchada to vehemently deny the claims, demand evidence, and file a defamation complaint.
Taiyang Zhang's background includes co-founding Ren Protocol, later sold to Alameda Research (linked to the FTX collapse), and some of his former associates have been convicted in crypto company failures.
Suchada, a former actress and first-time MP, maintains her husband's innocence, while her party leaders have distanced themselves from the allegations, deeming it a private matter.