5,600 racers caught in 11 daysDozens of motorcycles seized from illegal street racers are on display at the Provincial Police Region 1 in Chatuchak district of Bangkok on Thursday. (Photo: Pattarapong Chatpattarasill)Police arrested more than 5,600 street racers and seized over 17,700 bikes in 11 days after the night curfew was lifted. The police ramped up efforts to crack down on illegal street racers, known locally as Vanz boys, from June 20 to 30. Police also put 668 parents of the illegal racers on probation, Pol Lt Gen Damrongsak said. During the suppression, complaints on illegal street races dropped from over 600 to less than 300 a month, he said.

Source: Bangkok Post July 02, 2020 10:18 UTC