Exclusive from Sri Racha Police Station in Chon Buri have been sidelined from their current positions as senior police conduct an investigation. The 4 police arrested a lady who grew one cannabis plant at house and despatched her to jail for an evening.
fifty six yr old Pornpimon Prakobpon was arrested at a rented house within the Sri Racha District of Chon Buri yesterday. She was accused of having a cannabis plant, currently included as a Category 5 illicit drug within the Thai narcotics list. The hashish plant will be removed from the list on June 9. The girl was purchased to Sri Racha Police Station, and detained for an evening while ready for her husband to bail her out.
The fifty five year previous husband, Choo Prakobpon, told the media that the cannabis plant belonged to him. He anticipated to use it as the elements for food and home remedies. Choo added that the police had discovered his hashish tree before after they went to arrest a suspect close to his house but didn’t inform him of any potential problems at the time. He thought it would be okay as a outcome of the cannabis legislation would quickly be relaxed on June 9, but his spouse ended up being arrested anyway.
Choo stated the officers requested him to prepare about 15,000 to 30,000 baht to bail his spouse out, and he had to borrow it from his relatives. He said it was fortunate that the court docket understood his situation and accredited a temporary release with none securities or collateral.
The story of this couple went viral on Thai social media as many netizens thought it didn’t make sense to arrest locals when growing cannabis (with a THC stage at or beneath zero.2%) was about to be authorized in the subsequent 9 days.
Yesterday the media reported that the Commander of Chon Buri Provincial Police, Auttasit Kitjaharn, had arrange a committee to research the group of police. The official announcement mentioned the four police officers could be moved to work at the Office of the Provincial Police Region 2 with desk jobs while the investigation continues.
The Spokesperson of the Provincial Police Region 2, Chaiyapoj Suwannarak, mentioned the Royal Thai Police had emphasised that police needed to make use of their judgment and discretion carefully in cannabis instances. The spokesperson added that the four cops had been beneath investigation as a result of residents have been fascinated in the case and new cannabis laws, so the arrest case could have an effect on the picture of the police.
SOURCE: Dailynews | Thairath | Sanook