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Shan druglord associate nabbed
Banyong Lawka "Jit", believed by police authorities as a business partner of Maha Ja, reputed as former druglord Khun Sa's successor, was arrested on Sunday, 19 November, at his house in Maehongson, report Thai papers...
No.13 - 11/2005
21 November 2005
Drugs
Shan druglord associate nabbed
Banyong Lawka "Jit"
Courtesy: Chiangmai News
Banyong Lawka "Jit", believed by the police to be a business partner of Maha Ja, a reputed former drug lord Khun Sa's successor, was arrested on Sunday, November 19, from his house in Maehongson, report Thai papers.
Jit, 48, was detained two years ago on drug charges but was acquitted later. He deals in cattle and holds a public office as a "Kamnan", the Thai equivalent of a village tract headman. The Maehongson provincial court issued the warrant for his arrest on November 16 but he denied the charge.
Sources say, a villager of Thung Masarn, Tambon Hueypha, whose family member was killed during a drug seizure in 2003, the year Thailand declared all-out war on drugs, exposed Jit's involvement in the drug trade.
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