A man alleged to be a cash launderer for a major drug trafficking ring has been arrested. The alleged cash launderer was linked to alleged drug kingpin “Nu Chen” and police seized about 70 million baht worth of assets at his home in central Bangkok. Police impounded 2 vehicles, 2 title deeds, 18 kilogrammes of gold bars, US $10,000, and 23 million baht cash.
According to the Narcotics Control Board secretary-general, the 42 12 months previous alleged launderer was taken into custody at his house in the Suan Luang district of Bangkok on Tuesday with help from officers from the Police Provincial Region 6 and narcotics suppression police.
An arrest warrant was originally issued by the Mae Sot Provincial Court on August sixteen on accusations of money laundering earlier than police ultimately tracked him down in Bangkok.
The investigation that led to this arrest began several years earlier, nevertheless, when police in Tak impounded 1.5 tonnes of crystal methamphetamine in Huai Ra-u in Mae Sot in 2019. ผลไม้อบแห้ง within the huge bust ended up belonging to Nu Chen, the alias of Thapanan Thamaratthada.
It led to prolonged investigations up the chain of the drug trafficking community that led to this week’s arrest, 2 years later. Nu Chen was later linked to the alleged money launderer via his feminine assistant. The 34 12 months outdated woman is alleged to have dealt with the money aspect of the operations and was arrested previously, but Nu Chen stays at giant..