BANGKOK: -- The authorities have extended their hunt for a much-wanted drug dealer along the Thai-Myanmar border, where he has reportedly been hiding under the protection of armed minority groups. The man is armed and deemed to be dangerous.
Meanwhile, national police chief Pol General Somyot Poompanmueng yesterday dismissed speculation on social media that the heavily-tattooed Adisorn Srisa-ard, 28, had already been apprehended.
The police chief also played down the drug-dealer's Facebook post claiming that he had evidence of a senior policeman taking bribes from him, saying that an investigation into the claim would be conducted, but in a careful manner.
The drug dealer made headlines earlier this week when he posted a photograph of himself brandishing two automatic rifles with an accompanying message threatening to kill all officers at Suphan Buri's Sri Prajan Police Station as well as their parents and families. Adisorn, better-known by his alias "Benz Tha Sai", also condemned police of being cowards for not admitting that they had been taking bribes from him, boasting that he was brave enough to admit that he was a drug dealer.
When asked if police were waiting to hear about the conclusion of secret negotiations, Somyot said: "That is confidential."
Meanwhile, Karen warlord Nat Khann Mway of the Democratic Karen Buddhist Army (DKBA) said he would hand Adisorn over to the Thai police as soon as he is found. DKBA and two other related dissident groups have denied having Adisorn in their domain - located across from Kanchanaburi's Three Pagodas crossing in Sangkhala Buri district - a location confirmed by the Thai police.
Adisorn's so-called arrest, however, took a turn on Thursday when his wife called the police asking to know where her husband was and if they could bring him home.
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