The operation saw officers from the Metropolitan Police Bureau, the Tourist Bureau and the Patrol and Special Operation Division man several checkpoints on roads often used by road racers in the Metropolitan Police Division 2 jurisdiction. At the end of the operation, Pol Maj-General Surachet Hakpal, deputy commissioner of the Tourist Police Bureau, held a press conference at the Metropolitan Police Division 2 to announce the arrests. Surachet said the operation was carried out after complaints from many residents of the Metropolitan Police Division 2 area, especially on Vibhavadi Rangsit Road and Song Prapha Road. He said 53 of the road racers were under-18 and 49 others older than 18. He was arrested at a market on Rom Klao Road in Min Buri district.

Source: The Nation Bangkok February 10, 2018 03:56 UTC