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Gambling again crowns Phuket’s arrests inventory

PHUKET: Statistics released by the Phuket Provincial Police again reveal gambling as the crime category with the highest number of arrests out of all made from February 1 to 21, with 249 people busted for gambling-related offenses; twenty-four of these cases involved the sale of illegal lottery tickets.

There were nine cases of attempted murder, with five arrests made. Two murders were reported during the period, with one case solved.

There were 54 reports of theft, with three people charged with snatch and run crimes. Three cars and one motorcycle were reported stolen.

Fifty-nine people were arrested on drug related charges; 28 of these for offenses related to ya bah (methamphetamine), with 1,058 pills seized. There were 20 people arrested for sniffing glue or paint thinners; eight for possession of marijuana possession; an d three for possession of krathom, an indigenous plant that acts as a stimulant.

Eighty-three people were arrested for working illegally and 29 were arrested for offenses related to prostitution.

Five people were arrested for possession of unlicensed firearms.

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17:36 local time (GMT +7)