The police operation, code-named “Chaiya Sayop Pairee 61/3”, arrested an elder brother of Wanchalerm and a close aid, said NSB chief Pol Lt-General Sommai Kongwisaisuk. The close aid, Photchanart Phermpoon, wanted for allegedly aiding drugs crimes by money-laundering, was arrested at around 6am at a condominium in the Rama IX area. Wanchalerm’s elder brother, Pahoon Kamonlert, 34, was arrested at 8am that morning at Din Daeng apartment building number 37. The “Chaiya Sayop Pairee 61/3” operation was launched on Monday morning to search 15 locations in Bangkok and nearby areas, plus another 10 locations in Central and South regions. Details of operation “Chaiya Sayop Pairee 61/3” will be announced during a press conference on February 14.

Source: The Nation Bangkok February 12, 2018 07:18 UTC