MalayMail/Bernama-Jan 11
The 41-year old Malaysian drug kingpin nabbed in Laos has been deported to Thailand, with authorities ramping up investigations to seize his remaining ill-gotten gains from alleged drug trafficking activities. The man from Parit Buntar, Perak, Malaysia was arrested on last December 28, in Vientiane, Laos and deported to Thailand on Thursday. Secretary General of the Narcotics Control Board, Pol Lt Gen Phanurat Lukboon said the man will face prosecution in Thailand for drug trafficking. “He will not be extradited to Malaysia because there is no arrest warrant against him there. However, the Malaysian police are interrogating him in Bangkok to gather information that could lead to the seizure of his assets in Malaysia worth 4 billion baht (RM530,888),” he told Bernama. Earlier, the heavily guarded suspect flew on a special flight from Laos and was brought to the Narcotics Control Board (ONCB) office. Phanurat said with the arrest, “ice” (crystal methamphetamine) export to the Australia, Taiwan and Malaysia is expected to be reduced by more than 40 per cent. “He is involved in 11 drug cases in Thailand, Taiwan and Malaysia since 2018. He is the mastermind of drug syndicate operating in the Golden Triangle,” he said. He said ONCB and partner agencies had seized the suspect’s extensive assets in Thailand, including a land plot with a building in Bangkok, two condominiums in Trat, three yachts in Chiang Rai, and two cars, three motorbikes, firearms, cash, savings in 10 banks, and other valuables in Chon Buri, with a total worth exceeding 85 million baht. Read more at: https://www.malaymail.com/news/malaysia/2024/01/11/malaysian-drug-kingpin-arrested-in-laos-deported-to-thailand-authorities-working-to-seize-remaining-ill-gotten-gains/111937
