SEVEN ARRESTED IN SEPARATE RAIDS

Cocaine, Ecstasy And Ketamine Pills Seized

Five foreigners and two Thais have been charged with selling cocaine,
ecstasy and ketamine drugs in Bangkok.

The suspects were arrested in three separate raids by city police yesterday.

They were Kanadi Santozo, 56, and Eng Ravi, 40, from Singapore, Adam Amadu,
29, from Ghana, Prince Arcer, 27, from Gambia, William Abrahim, 25, from
Sudan, Kriengkrai Korakotkhunakorn, 54, and Daranee Jinavorn, 21.

A total of 1,320 ecstasy and ketamine pills and cocaine were seized from
the suspects.

City police chief Anan Piromkaew said the two Singporeans were arrested
with ecstacy drugs and cash in a room on the eighth floor of Grand Diamond
building in Ratchathewi district.

"Mr Santozo and Mr Eng Ravi are among ecstasy dealers on Ratchadapisek
road. They might be involved in the killing of Wang Yong-ta, a Singporean
businessman with a fake Indonesian passport, in April. Police will
investigate further," said Pol Lt-Gen Anan.

The three African men were nabbed with four bars of cocaine and many
packets of cocaine powder in a raid on Sapkaew apartment in Huai Khwang
district, while Mr Krieng and Ms Daranee were arrested with 19 ketamine
pills at Panjasap housing estate in Soi Lat Phrao 80, he said.

Police said Mr Kriengkrai had been jailed in France on passport forgery
charges. He was also facing trial on charges of selling methamphetamines
following his arrest in 2000.