City police say crackdown effective

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City police say crackdown effective

Published: 17 Sep 2012 at 16.06
Online news: Crimes

Bangkok police seized 173 illegal firearms and one bomb, and made over 2,200 arrests in the second week of September (Sept 7-16), the metropolitan bureau police chief announced on Monday.

Of the 173 firearms, three were war weapons (AKs or M16s), 41 registered guns, 42 unregistered and 87 home-made guns.

A total of 1,111 drug suspects were arrested, and another 1,115 suspects were arrested for other crimes.

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banmebkk
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Discussion 4 : 19 Sep 2012 at 16.434
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People will be surprise if the police crackdown on themselves, you will find un register weapons, illegal military grade guns and more.
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Discussion 3 : 17 Sep 2012 at 17.153
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THIS is what concerned citizens and expats are waiting for.
serious police enforcement and solid results

A job well done, and keep us updated , BP!!
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Discussion 2 : 17 Sep 2012 at 17.032
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Did these guns etc come from any casino crackdowns????
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Discussion 1 : 17 Sep 2012 at 16.581
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Well done, but since the prisons are already overcrowded where to bring all the culprits ? Better get going and built some more long term hotels and have the Courts working 24h shifts....else this success will kill the rest of the system rather quickly.
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