Krabi speedboat operator nabbed with drugs

police announced the arrest Saturday of a tour boat operator who they caught with guns and half a kilo of ice, methamphetamine.

The drugs were found in the house of Erawat (or Khee) Somthat, 29, along with two guns, a digital weighing machine and money, reported Daily News.

Erawat said that he phoned to order the drugs from a man he had never met called “P”. He left the drug for pick up next to a road sign near the municipal offices. He then sold it in small quantities to users.

He said he was using the profits to repair his speedboat that he used for taking tourists out.

He was charged with possession of class one drugs with intent to sell.

Thai Visa / Daily News

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