Bangkok: Central Investigation Police joins forces with the FDA to crack down on shops selling laughing gas balloons in the Khao San area. Using foreign workers holding sales signs to deceive officials
Police together with the FDA arrested 19 suspects, consisting of 16 Myanmar nationals, 2 Cambodians and 1 Laotian, who must be found guilty of three offenses: producing and selling drugs without permission and being a foreigner. and being an alien working without a work permit or working other than what he has the right to do Along with 9 items, such as balloons filled with nitrous oxide, a billboard selling nitrous oxide balloons, used nitrous oxide tubes, etc.
Due to the period around February 2024, the police and FDA carried out a sweep and arrest. Smuggler sells laughing gas balloons which are sold to citizens, students in the Khao San Road area Thirteen suspects were arrested and confiscated items worth more than 1 million baht. After the arrests, police officers went to the Khao San Road area to investi
gate the ongoing illegal sale of laughing gas balloons. Until it was found that at present There are shop operators in the Khao San Road area using circumvention methods to change the way they sell laughing gas balloons. By bringing foreign workers to hold advertising signs selling laughing gas balloons along the middle of Khao San Road. without fear of the law
Police officers therefore attended a meeting to plan a second sweep and arrest operation. They conducted an investigation into the area, inspecting 15 shops scattered around Khao San Road, Talat Yot Subdistrict, Phra Nakhon District, Bangkok, and were able to arrest 19 suspects along with seized items. All suspects and seized items were sent to investigators at Chana Songkhram Police Station for further legal proceedings. Preliminary questioning of the accused All the accused have confessed to all charges.
Please warn the public, especially tourist groups in various entertainment venues. Absolutely avoid using laughing gas balloons. This is because i
f nitrous oxide is inhaled in large quantities it will cause nausea, dizziness, the body cannot control the breathing system and may be life threatening
Source: Thai News Agency
