LAMPANG APPROVES DEATH SENTENCE FOR FOUR DRUG DEALERS

Lampang judges, Oran Tambamrung and Phayon Chuichai, announced the death
sentence for three drug offenders guilty of possessing 4,000 amphetamine
pills, and life imprisonment for the fourth member of the group.

The four accused were Prayad Saengwang, Muan Kahehaloon, Mrs. Lon
Jaisanklang and Mrs. Supawinee Pratan, charged with possessing the drugs
for sale. Prayad confessed to the crime both at the time of capture and
during police interrogation so his sentence was reduced to life imprisonment.

The four were caught on January 25 after police found Muan and Mrs. Lon
waiting for a transfer of Ya Ba pills from Chiang Rai province to Lampang
province. After stopping the pick up truck being driven by Prayad, police
found 4,000 Ya Ba pills hidden in the front tire. Prayad confessed to the
crime and indicated his accomplices who were then captured by the police.