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SINGAPOREAN DRUG TRAFFICKING GANG LEADER BENNY KEE SOON CHUAN ARRESTED IN THAILAND

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SINGAPOREAN DRUG TRAFFICKING GANG LEADER ARRESTED IN THAILAND
By Khaosod English -September 18, 2024 1:46 pm


SAMUT PRAKAN — An international drug trafficker from Singapore hiding in Thailand, was arrested by Thai officers in cooperation with Singaporean authorities who traveled to Thailand to assist in the investigation.

Pol. Lt. Gen. Panurat Lhakboon, Secretary General of the Office of the Narcotics Control Board (ONCB), together with Mr. Parin Mekhanan, Director of the Narcotics Suppression Bureau gave details of this case at a press conference on Wednesday, September 18, 2024.

Pol. Lt. Gen. Panurat told that the arrest stemmed from a tip-off from the Central Narcotics Bureau (CNB) in Singapore on August 12, 2024. The CNB reported that Benny Kee Soon Chuan, a high-level international drug trafficker wanted by the Singaporean government, had fled a Singaporean arrest warrant and was in Thailand.

The suspect played an important role in drug trafficking and used Thailand as a transit hub for shipping drugs such as ice, ketamine and ecstasy in international parcels, mainly to Singapore and Australia.

The ONCB counter-narcotics team tracked the suspect to a residence in Bangkaew, Bang Phli District, Samut Prakan Province. Benny was living there without legitimate employment but had an unusually affluent lifestyle. The ONCB worked with the Immigration Police and the CNB sent officers to Thailand to assist with the investigation and arrest.

The ONCB informed the Immigration Police that Benny was an undesirable person as he was involved in drug-related activities that jeopardized national security. His visa was revoked and he was arrested at his home in Samut Prakan on September 17.

Luxury watches and gold jewelry found in a safe at Benny’s, the Singaporean drug trafficking suspect, luxurious house in Samut Prakan Province.

Further investigation revealed that Benny was involved in two other cases. The first occurred on March 26, 2021, when the Thai AITF Task Force seized packages of ice, ecstasy and ketamine destined for Singapore. The sender was identified as Teo Zhi Jie, a Singaporean, who was arrested on June 3, 2021. Teo was found to be linked to Benny and two other individuals believed to be part of the same drug trafficking network.

The second case took place on 10 November 2021, when AITF intercepted packages containing ice bound for Australia. Investigations traced the sender to Mr. Wee Ping Adrian Peh, another Singaporean, who was arrested on March 2, 2022 in Samut Prakan while dealing with Immigration authorities. Wee was also connected to Benny’s network.

Officers examine evidence at Benny’s residence, the Singaporean drug trafficking suspect, in Samut Prakan province on September 17, 2024.
Pol. Lt. Gen. Panurat emphasized that drug trafficking networks are spreading nationwide and using Thailand as a transit hub for shipments to third countries by air and sea as well as for international parcels.

The ONCB works continuously with the CNB and the Singapore Immigration Police and has coordinated closely with international agencies such as those in Singapore, Vietnam, China, South Korea, Indonesia, Malaysia and others to investigate and dismantle cross-border crime networks.

The ONCB will extradite Benny to Singapore where he will face trial. Singapore is known for having some of the strictest anti-drug laws in the world. Drug offenses in Singapore are punishable by death.
 
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Police arrest Singaporean drug suspect hiding in Samut Prakan​

WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 18, 2024
Police arrest Singaporean drug suspect hiding in Samut Prakan


Thai police track down Benny Kee Soon Chuan living a life of luxury in Bang Plee, he is wanted for mailing drugs to Singapore and Australia​

Thai police swooped in on a drug suspect wanted in Singapore in Samut Prakan’s Bang Plee district on Tuesday.

Pol Lt-General Panurat Lakboon, secretary-general of the Office of the Narcotics Control Board (ONCB), told the press on Wednesday that Benny Kee Soon Chuan, 28, had been tracked down to a house in the neighbouring province.

Panurat said Singapore’s Central Narcotics Bureau (CNB) had called on the ONCB on August 12 to hunt down the man, who had escaped an arrest warrant and sought refuge in Thailand.

He quoted the CNB as saying that Soon Chuan faces charges for allegedly sending drugs by mail from Thailand to Singapore and Australia. Most of the drugs were crystal meth, ketamine and ecstasy, Panurat added.

Police arrest Singaporean drug suspect hiding in Samut Prakan

After receiving the request, ONCB coordinated with the Immigration Bureau to track down Soon Chuan and found him living in luxury with no known means of income. During the raid at his rented house, the ONCB seized 26 items, including a luxury car, gold ornaments, luxury watches and bags.

Prin Mekhanan, director of the drug suppression office under the ONCB, told the press that Soon Chuan was also suspected of being involved in two drug cases in which two Singaporeans were arrested in 2021 and 2022.

In the first case, Teo Zhi Jie was nabbed on June 3, 2021, for trying to mail some “ice” or crystal methamphetamine, ecstasy and ketamine to Singapore. The package was intercepted.

Police arrest Singaporean drug suspect hiding in Samut Prakan

On March 2, 2022, Wee Ping Adrian Peh was arrested for allegedly trying to mail some “ice” to Australia on November 10, 2021, but the package was intercepted.
Prin said Soon Chuan travelled to Thailand often on his Singapore passport but also sneaked in using different natural routes. Early this year, he had entered Thailand using a Vanuatu passport to avoid detection.

He added that Soon Chuan will first face legal action for overstaying his visa before he is extradited to Singapore, where he may face a life sentence or even the death penalty.
Police arrest Singaporean drug suspect hiding in Samut Prakan
 
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