Pattaya Police Colonel Supachai held a press conference to announce the results of a crime suppression operation that netted a haul of drug dealers, illegal drugs and weapons and ammunition.
Drug dealers deal in a lethal trade of narcotics. Drug addicts consume these lethal products. Add in the increasing preponderance of illegal weapons and the situation becomes lethal not only for the drug dealers and addicts but also for members of the public - locals and foreign tourists who may get caught in the crossfire when drug deals go wrong.
In addition these drug deals and drug purchases need to be financed and again innocent local citizens and tourists are an easy cash cow that are on tap 24/7
After the imposition of martial law citizens were offered an amnesty to hand over their weapons. The amnesty has now ended and Police are now acting proactively and mopping up the criminals and the weapons that they have in their possession.
