CRIME
Priewpan plans island jail for drug inmates
- Published: 28/01/2012 at 03:15 AM
- Newspaper section: News
National police chief Priewpan Damapong yesterday floated the idea of building an island prison for drug inmates.
Pol Gen Priewpan said the proposed prison should be built on an island as it would be easier for authorities to prevent them continuing their drug trade while behind bars. The feasibility of this project needs much discussion, he added.
His idea came after Niphon Kanchat, who was arrested on Wednesday and allegedly admitted to owning 3.8 million speed pills and 71kg of crystal methamphetamine worth more than one billion baht, implicated a Bang Kwang prisoner, identified as Peerayuth Phaetsakon, or Tee, as the alleged leader of the drug-trafficking gang.
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