Suthisarn police inspector arrested for alleged drug trafficking

Narcotics Suppression Bureau (NSB) police last night  arrested a police officer at Suthisarn police station in Bangkok  for drug trafficking

The officer Pol Capt Samphan Kantasorn is deputy inspector  in charge of crime suppression at the station and chief of narcotics suppression task force.

He was arrested by NSB police while he was on duty at the station last night for conspiracy in drug trafficking.

NSB 2 commander Pol Maj Gen Yingyos Thepchamnong said the arrest of the police  officer followed information  from the Office of the Narcotics Control Board (ONCB) that two drug suspects they earlier arrested and an amount of drugs  seized in April this year  had confessed that they received drugs from the Suthisarn police officer for delivery to customers by postal services.

Invesgitation by NSB police found a  link between the officer and the two drug suspects.  An  arrest warrant was later sought from the Criminal Court and the arrest was made last night.

The officer denied the drug charge but admitted to knowing the two suspects two years ago when he led a team of police to search  an entertainment venue in his responsible area.

NSB police last night also found a bank book with 100,000 baht in it.  The officer however claimed the money was derived from his investment in pyramid share with friends and not from drugs.

The officer was later suspended from duty by   the Metropolitan Police Bureau 2 which supervise s the police station, pending further investigation if any officer is also involved.