Ms Sandiford to be executed for drug trafficking.

A British grandmother has been sentenced to death by firing squad for smuggling almost 5kg of cocaine into Bali.Lindsay Sandiford was arrested in May last year after she tried to enter the Indonesian holiday island with illegal drugs worth £1.6 million hidden in her suitcase.Local prosecutors had called for the 56-year-old housewife to be jailed for 15 years. But today there were gasps in the Bali courtroom when a panel of judges announced Ms Sandiford would be executed for drug trafficking.As the shock verdict was announced, Ms Sandiford, from Gloucestershire, slumped back in her chair in tears before hiding her face with a brown sarong as she was led out of the courtro...

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yellow jacket stun gun case for iphone

yellow jacket is a case that transforms the iPhone 4 & 4S into that 650,000-volt stun gun you've always needed.scheduled to hit the US market in fall 2012 the case is advertised as being able to easily stop an aggressive male attacker, and ready for use in less than two seconds. its designer seth froom, a former military policeman came up with the product after being robbed in his home at gunpoint.what is the demand for such a hostile product you might ask? well, yellow jacket has managed to receive over 100,000 USD worth of backing on the crowd-funding website indiegogo which means that there must...

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Wanted gunman shot dead by police

man wanted under three separate warrants for murder was shot dead in a fight with police near the Mor Chit bus terminal on Kamphaeng Phet 2 road in Chatuchak district of Bangkok early Wednesday. He was identified as Sakrapop Klaiklueng, 44, of village group No 1 in tambon Nonng Sala of Cha-am district in Phetchaburi province. Sakrapop was wanted under three warrants issued by the Criminal Court on July 6, Phetchaburi Court on July 6, and Ratchaburi Court on July 8 this year, all for separate murders. Metropolitan police led by Pol Lt-Col Kanapat Pahumanto and Pol Lt-Col Somsak Boonraksa, both of the Metropolitan Police Division 2, planned to arrest Sakrapop this morning. They had information that the suspect would turn up at Mor Chit to take a bus. Police lay in wait in the area for...

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Iranian man was arrested at Suvarnabhumi Airport on Thursday for allegedly smuggling about four kilogrammes of crystal methamphetamine

 Iranian man was arrested at Suvarnabhumi Airport on Thursday for allegedly smuggling about four kilogrammes of crystal methamphetamine, or ice, into Thailand, Customs Department director general Somchai Poolsavasdi said. Photos by Somchai Poomlard Mr Somchai said 34-year-old Racho Boroman travelled from Teheran to the United Arab Emirates before arriving in Thailand with 3,980 grammes of the drug hidden in plastic bags in his luggage.The Iranian told investigators that he had lived in Thailand for more than three years and had opened a coffee shop in Bangkok's Pratunam area.Mr Boroman said he was hired by a "Thai Buddhist"...

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Police have smashed a local flesh trade racket supplying Thai women to Yakuza gangsters for forced prostitution in Japan

Police have smashed a local flesh trade racket supplying Thai women to Yakuza gangsters for forced prostitution in Japan, acting with the help of Japanese police.The May 10 arrest of Jakraphan Watcharapin on charges of luring several women into prostitution came slightly less than a year after Japanese police raided a karaoke bar in a city in Nagano prefecture, rescuing three Thai women.The Anti-Human Trafficking Division (AHTD) said the July 8 raid last year on the bar in Matsumoto resulted in the arrest of several suspects.Those arrested include Yakuza gang members, as well as a Thai woman who allegedly ran the bar as a front for a brothel....

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Eight drug traffickers were killed in a border shootout with soldiers and police early Monday morning

 Eight drug traffickers were killed in a border shootout with soldiers and police early Monday morning, the 3rd Army Pha Muang Task Force commander, Somsak Nilbanjerdkul, said.Maj Gen Somsak said his force received a report that a group of armed men were smuggling illegal drugs from a "neighbouring country" into the northern border province.A team of more than 50 soldiers and police was assembled to patrol the forest areas in tambon Wiang Phang Kham in Chiang Rai's Mae Sai district, he said.At about 5.30am, the team spotted about  a dozen people, all carrying weapons, walking in line through the forest.They surrounded them, but they refused to be searched and a fight then broke out. The shooting lasted about 15 minutes.The team waited until daylight to search...

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The number of Britons arrested overseas is on the rise, official figures have shown.

 The Foreign Office (FO) handled 6,015 arrest cases involving British nationals abroad between April 2011 and March 2012. This was 6% more than in the previous 12 months and included a 2% rise in drug arrests. The figures, which include holidaymakers and Britons resident overseas, showed the highest number of arrests and detentions was in Spain (1,909) followed by the USA (1,305). Spanish arrests rose 9% in 2011/12, while the United States was up 3%. The most arrests of Britons for drugs was in the US (147), followed by Spain (141). The highest percentage of arrests for drugs in 2011/12 was in Peru where there were only 17 arrests in total, although 15 were for drugs. The FO said anecdotal evidence from embassies and consulates overseas suggested many incidents were alcohol-fuelled, particularly...

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A Briton Arrested For Illegal Online Football Gambling

Crime Suppression Division (CSD) arrested a British citizen and his Thai wife both charged with illegal football gambling. PATTAYA – June 18, 2012 [PDN]; Pol. Lt. Col. Kwanpichai Manocharoensap and his law enforcement team arrested Mr. Anthony James Macnolly aged 57, British citizen and Mrs. Thitima Kaewheaung aged 29, address: 470 Moo 6 Nongharn, Udornthani province.The couple was arrested at Maggie Mays restaurant at 12 Wat Boonsamphan road, Banglamung, Pattaya.The police had had detected that illegal online Euro 2012 football gambling was taking place at the restaurant.The arrest was made after the police sent an undercover agent to the...

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Aussie Woman Jailed For False Rape Report

A 21-years-old Australian woman, Stevie Rochelle who told Phuket police that she had been raped by three Patong tuk-tuk drivers confessed that she had made up the entire story. The police became suspicious and inspected the CCTV footage which showed the woman leaving the area on a motor bike taxi at about 03:00 hours.Later the Ms. Banmford confessed that she told a lie because she had a quarrelled with her boy friend after the dispute she rushed off to an entertainment center in Soi Bangla. Got drunk and made up the story.The judge to initially sentenced her to imprisonment for one month before reducing the punishment to be 15 days in jail...

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Pattaya Two Fake Cops & Women Trick Briton and Thai Wife

A British man reported to the police that he was tricked by two fake cops and a Thai woman who stole 12,000 THBPATTAYA – June 16, 2012 [PDN]; Miss Prakay Janpo 40 years-old and Mr Mr.Paul Denaam 59 years-old reported to Pol.Capt. Chaleaw Boonkum, that they had been tricked by two men saying that they were police officers, the fake cops took 12,000 THB, a mobile phone and Mister Denaam’s passport before disappearing.The incident happened at Diana Dragon hotel in Soi Bua Khao, Pattaya. Mrs. Prakai said that she and her British husband had been together for a month.That very morning they were drunk and they had quarrelled. The British husband said...

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Mysterious Death of Canadian Sisters Poisonous Mushroom Suspected

The two Canadians Miss Noemi Balenger, 26, and her sister, Miss Audrey, 20, we're found dead in their room on Phi Phi Palm Resident on Phi Phi island on June 15. The case is under investigation. Next post mortem examination in Bangkok. KRABI – June 17, 2012 [PDN]; Pol.Maj.Gen.Jamroon Ruenrom- commissioner of Krabi police conducted a forensic investigation of room #103. The police did not find any trace of violence but found several pills in the room. Including Ibuprofen an anti-inflammatory drug which should be taken with precaution and should not be mixed with alcohol.Pol.Maj.Gen.Jamroon could not conclude the cause of their death, they...

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Main suspect in 2008 Pattaya murder case arrested by Police

The ringleader of a gang suspected of murdering a well known car care shop owner, four years ago has been arrested by Region 2 Police. Khun Tanoo aged 40 was the 4th most wanted man in the Eastern Seaboard following the murder which took place in the Kow Mai Geaw area on 30th October 2008. The car care owner, Khun Jai was a high profile member of the Pattaya community with strong ties to local and Provincial government. Khun Tanoo was arrested at a Temple in Prajuab Kirikan Province in the South of Thailand where he was recently ordained as a Monk. According to Police Lieutenant General Panya, the Region 2 Police Commissioner, two other members of the gang had been arrested previously but Khun Tanoo had organized the shooting of Khun Jai. An M16 Assault Rifle was used by the gang. Khun Tanoo...

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THREE Australian women have told of hearing "horrible" screams as a mum from Perth was knifed and killed in the street outside a Phuket resort.

 The woman stabbed-to-death in Phuket has been identified as Perth mum Michelle Smith. Picture: FacebookSource: Supplied < Prev1 of 2Next > WatchAustralian killed in PhuketAlan Morison, Phuketwan tourism news editor tells details of an Australian woman that was murdered in the Thai resort city of Phuket overni...Play0:00 / 3:48ScrubbermuteShareFullscreen WatchPhuket stabbing tragedyAn Australian woman has died after being stabbed in a botched bag snatch outside a five-star hotel on Phuket, ThailandPlay0:00 / 0:40ScrubbermuteShareFullscreenMrs Smith was attacked by bag snatchers on her...

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Australian girl, 9, attacked in Bali

A NINE-YEAR-OLD girl from New South Wales has allegedly been raped while holidaying in Bali with her family. Australian authorities last night confirmed that police were investigating the alleged attack. ''Australian consular officials are providing assistance to the girl's family,'' the Foreign Affairs Department said in a statement. ''We understand a suspect has been arrested.'' Advertisement: Story continues below The girl was reportedly snatched by a local driver from her bedroom about 9pm (local time) on Sunday and taken to a nearby vacant block at the popular beach town of Kuta. The girl's screams alerted people nearby, it was reported on the Seven Network yesterday. It said a 33-year-old man had been arrested and charged. The girl's family, believed to be from the Byron Bay area...

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Intellectual property police raided South Pattaya’s Tukcom electronics mall,

Intellectual property police raided South Pattaya’s Tukcom electronics mall, arresting five people and seizing stocks of counterfeit name-brand mobile telephones and phone cases. Sirithip Panrat, 23; Saisunee Areeyachai, 32; Sapudee Saeteng, 25; Nopadol Sae-lee, 21; Sa-rawut Aoeiwan, 19, and a Thai man without identification were apprehended in the May 16 crackdown.Intellectual property police arrested 6 vendors of knockoff phones operating out of Tukcom Pattaya.Region 2 Intellectual Property investigator, Lt. Col Chaiyadit Punyamuansakul said the dealers were charged with counterfeiting intellectual property, selling fake items and violating...

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Truck driver shot in attempted hijacking

 A Chonburi truck driver was injured after being shot during an attempted hijacking in Pong. Karun Chumnak, 28, suffered a single wound to the back May 4 on Highway 36. He was treated and released from Banglamung Hospital. The driver of the 18-wheeler told police he had been pulled over by a car blowing a siren and driven by a man dressed like a plainclothes police officer. Thinking it was yet another shakedown by Thai highway police, Karun immediately offered a 50 baht bribe, but the suspect refused, ordering the driver to exit the cab. Having heard stories of truck hijackings in the area, Karun refused. The suspect pulled a gun and fired once into the cab’s window. Karun said he hit the gas to escape and the would-be hijacker fired again. Police said a Pluakdaeng gang has been victimizing...

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A Danish man has been arrested for allegedly dealing marijuana out of a Soi Honey Inn bar.

Claus Andersen, 37, was apprehended in a May 11 sting operation after allegedly selling 15 grams of weed to a foreigner cooperating with authorities. The drugs and the 1,000 baht note used to purchase the grass were confiscated as evidence.Police said Andersen admitted to dealing drugs, saying he bought the marijuana from another foreigner he knows only as “Martin.” Police are now expanding their investigation to catch the bigger dealer.Claus Andersen allegedly was caught selling marijuana to an undercover foreign...

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Man shot on motorbike in central Pattaya

police are searching for two men who killed a well-known partier as he drove his motorbike through central Pattaya. Chanaphol Jantharaksa, 20, was found slumped over his pink Yamaha Fino May 13 about 200 meters from the Baan Bung noodle shop on Central Road where he was shot in the neck and shoulder. Witness Rachanee Panthong, 24, gave police a description of two men on another pink motorbike she saw shoot Chanaphol and escape toward Sukhumvit Road. Police put up roadblocks but were unable to locate the suspects. Pattaya Police Superintendent Col. Thummanoon Mankhong indicated Chanaphol was well known to police for his repeated fights and frequent all-night partyi...

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An Omani man who demanded a refund from an underage prostitute is behind bars after the girl’s aunt was called in to sort out their dispute.

Majid Mohammed Said Al Gheilani, 50, was charged with separating a minor from her guardian May 11 after the girl’s aunt, Lamun Sidachomphu, was called to Pattaya Police Station to help sort out a confrontation between the Omani and her niece.Majid Mohammed Said Al Gheilani was arrested for separating a minor from her guardian.The teenager told police Al Gheilani had picked her up on Beach Road five days earlier, offering her 1,000 baht a day for a month to stay with him. After five days, however, the Omani had a change of heart and demanded the return of 2,000 baht cash and a 2,750 baht mobile phone he had bought for her.The girl refused and...

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Briton 'with foetuses' arrested in Thailand

British citizen has been arrested in Bangkok for possessing human foetuses, Thai police have confirmed. The man, thought to be of Taiwanese origin, was arrested from the city's Chinatown area on Thursday. Thai police said the foetuses were packed in the man's luggage. It is not known why the arrested man was in possession of the foetus...

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Suspected serial killer Nirut Sonkhamhan hanged himself in prison on Wednesday morning

Suspected serial killer Nirut Sonkhamhan hanged himself in prison on Wednesday morning, but the events leading to his suicide were set in motion last month, when the Mirror Foundation noticed an odd pattern of disappearances in the South.RIGHT Convenience store surveillance camera footage shows Nirut Sonkhamhanwalking in tobuycoffee,which police believed he would mix with insecticide and give to his victims. LEFT Patanapong Sriphinphro, head of the CSD’sSubdivision 5,wholed the investigation.The organisation, dedicated to finding missing persons, noticed that several pickup truck drivers had vanished under ominously similar circumstances.The...

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Police crackdown on illicit drugs at Na Khon Si Thammarat prison

The police confiscated more than 1,700 methamphetamine pills and almost 300 mobile phones in a pre-dawn raid at Na Khon Si Thammarat prison. The deputy director–general of the Corrections Department, Sophon Thitithammarak, and Nakhon Si Thammrat Governor Wirote Jiwarangsan told a news conference on Sunday that the early morning raid by 650 commandos and police officers at the prison found 280 mobile phones and tablets, 1,700 pills of methamphetamine and 50 grammes of crystal methamphetamine, also known as ice, in the prison. Ten sets of drug paraphernalia, gambling equipment, knives and 47,000 baht in cash were also seized. Mr Sophon said he would propose Sunday’s operation to suppress illegal drugs and forbidden items in Nakhon Si Thammarat as a model for other prisons nationwide. Meanwhile,...

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Police crackdown on illicit drugs at Na Khon Si Thammarat prison

The police confiscated more than 1,700 methamphetamine pills and almost 300 mobile phones in a pre-dawn raid at Na Khon Si Thammarat prison. The deputy director–general of the Corrections Department, Sophon Thitithammarak, and Nakhon Si Thammrat Governor Wirote Jiwarangsan told a news conference on Sunday that the early morning raid by 650 commandos and police officers at the prison found 280 mobile phones and tablets, 1,700 pills of methamphetamine and 50 grammes of crystal methamphetamine, also known as ice, in the prison. Ten sets of drug paraphernalia, gambling equipment, knives and 47,000 baht in cash were also seized. Mr Sophon said he would propose Sunday’s operation to suppress illegal drugs and forbidden items in Nakhon Si Thammarat as a model for other prisons nationwide. Meanwhile,...

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Pattaya Drug Dealing Brit-Cum English Teacher Caught

Pol. Capt. Suphan Jaiharn, Deputy Inspector said that he knew that Mr. Steven Palmer was an English teacher at Singsamut school and was selling ya-ice to customers in Pattaya. Mr. Steven Palmer confessed that he teaches English at famous school but during school holidays he didn’t teach and stayed in a house that he had bought in Pattaya. He bought the ya-ice from a friend in Bangkok, at first he bought only for personal use but later he ran out of money so he had to sell the house and move to a rental room and Mr.Steven started selling ya-ice to beer-bar prostitutes and tourists in Pattaya. Mr.Steven is charged with sales and consumption of crystal methamphetamine. He has been detained at Pattaya police station and will to be prosecuted according to the Thai l...

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British terror supergrass sentence cut by two years

jailed British terrorist has had his sentence cut by two years in a supergrass deal after giving evidence about an al Qaeda-linked “martyrdom” plot in New York, it was revealed today. Former teacher Saajid Badat was jailed for 13 years in 2005 for plotting with shoe bomber Richard Reid to blow up a transatlantic airliner in 2001 in what an Old Bailey judge said was a “wicked and inhuman” plot. He has now had his term reduced by two years under the first “supergrass” deal involving a terror convict, after providing intelligence to US prosecutors investigating an alleged plot to blow up the New York subway on the eighth anniversary of the 9/11 attack. Details of the deal — kept secret for more than two years — were revealed today by the Crown Prosecution Service as a trial of the alleged...

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Western embassies targeted in Afghanistan attacks

 Gunmen have launched multiple attacks across the Afghan capital Kabul. Western embassies in the heavily-guarded, central diplomatic area are understood to be among the targets as well as the parliament building in the west. There are reports that up to seven different locations have been hit. The Taliban has admitted responsibility, saying their main targets were the British and German embassies. There is no word at this stage on any casualti...

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Taliban free hundreds from Pakistan prison

Hundreds of prisoners are believed to have escaped from a jail in northwest Pakistan after it was attacked by anti-government fighters armed with guns and rocket-propelled grenades. Some of those who escaped from the facility in the town of Bannu, in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, early on Sunday morning were "militants", an intelligence official told the Reuters news agency. "Dozens of militants attacked Bannu's Central Jail in the early hours of the morning, and more 300 prisoners have escaped," Mir Sahib Jan, the official, said. In Depth   Profile: Pakistani Taliban "There was intense gunfire, and rocket-propelled grenades were also used." Many of those who escaped following the raid were convicted Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) fighters,...

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