Car speeds past drug checkpoint in Mueang Chonburi and crashes, three people injured but no drugs found

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Mueang Chonburi District

A car reportedly sped past a drug checkpoint in the Mueang Chonburi District and crashed into a guardrail. All three men in the car sustained minor injuries and were void of drugs, but police believed they threw them away while escaping.

Officers from the Saensuk Police Station arrived at a car accident scene on Ang Sila – Bangsaen Rd in the Saensuk subdistrict on Monday, July 18th, after receiving a report that a black Honda Civic sedan previously sped past a drug checkpoint and collided with a guardrail at that spot.

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According to the officers, a sedan was demolished with both rear tires punctured, which the officers said were caused by road spikes used by an anti-drug force at a checkpoint who tried to stop the vehicle. The three male suspects; Jongpakorn Jitbumrungpornchai, 33, Decha Aredee, 37, and Nattapon Plaboothong, 24, only suffered minor scrapes and were taken to Chonburi Hospital.

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Saensuk police reportedly found an undisclosed number of bullets but no guns nor illegal substances; however, Pol. Capt. Leab Ketchad, an inspector (suppression) from the Chonburi Police Station said the suspects may have tossed the drugs away after speeding past a checkpoint.

“Other officers and I at the checkpoint had to chase the suspects for 15 kilometers despite the fact that we had already punctured their back tires,” officer Leab explained. “I believe they threw away the drugs while we were chasing them.”

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One of the suspects, Jongpakorn, however, claimed that he was visiting Bangsaen Beach for a vacation and got spooked by a checkpoint because he was currently wanted by police for illegally possessing firearms.

“I got really startled, so I had to run, but I unfortunately crashed,” Jongpakorn claimed.

As of press time, the police are detaining the three suspects to proceed with further legal action.

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Aim Tanakorn
The local news translator at The Pattaya News. Aim is a twenty-four year old who currently lives in Bangkok. Interested in English translation, story-telling, and entrepreneurship, he believes that hard-working is an indispensable component of every success in this world.