Phuket Drug Checkpoint Scandal. Defence Corps Unit Set up to Target the Menace Is Accused of Extortion
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The government has ordered an investigation into allegations that a group of auxiliary police officers at a Thalang checkpoint extorted money from villagers. If found guilty, they will be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law.
Phuket MP seeks money trail probe over checkpoint extortion
A Phuket MP has urged investigators to trace bank transfers he says may be linked to alleged payments at a Thalang checkpoint, widening scrutiny of claims that Volunteer Defence Corps members demanded money from detainees in exchange for their release. Chalermpong Saengdee, the People’s Party MP for Phuket Constituency 2, said yesterday, September 20, that … The story Phuket MP seeks money trail probe over checkpoint extortion as seen on Thaiger…
Phuket Governor Reassigns Volunteer Defense Units Amid Online Complaints, Stresses Fair Probe
The Phuket Express =-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Phuket – Phuket Governor Chotinrin Koedsom on the 20th of September 2026 addressed public complaints circulating on social media about the conduct of Volunteer Defense Corps (Or Sor) members in the province, stating that authorities are taking the matter seriously and moving quickly to establish the facts. Our previous story: The Ministry of Interior has […] Phuket Governor Reassigns Volunteer Defense Units Ami…
Phuket drug checkpoint scandal. Defence Corps unit set up to target the menace is accused of extortion
Phuket governor sacks an entire Defence Corps checkpoint team after villagers claim they were urine-tested, then asked for up to ฿15,000 to go free. Bangkok orders a probe as scrutiny falls on Anutin’s nationwide anti-drug operation and its enforcers.
On September 20, Mr. Chotinrin Kerdsum, Governor of Phuket Province, stated that regarding the complaints concerning the performance of duties by members of the Volunteer Defense Corps (VDC),
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