Police Major General Sakda Chuenphakdee, Supreme Commander of Thailand Immigration Bureau came from Bangkok with his immediate staff of Immigration Police Commanders and Police Colonel Athiwit Kamolrat, Head of Chonburi Immigration to award American Mr. Drew Walter Noyes for more than 10 years of service helping foreigners obtain residency visas and settling disputes to help foreigners avoid jail, fines and possible deportation.

An exclusive interview with Sifu Robert McInnes and a thorough inspection of the SWAT training center in Pattaya conducted by the editors of the Pattaya Times newspaper dispels many rumors.

The commissioner noted that Thailand will open a National Criminal Center to better handle police requests from abroad to track down foreign criminals in the country. A major office will be opened in Pattaya.

Dealers, Drugs, Guns, Taken Off Pattaya’s Streets

Following last years brazen robbery on a Jomtien gold shop by three armed men who were quickly apprehended. Pattaya Police recently held a gold shop robbery drill to prepare themselves for future gold robbery crimes.

Chonburi Immigration office arrested Mr. Sarkadi Peter Andras, 55 years old who was charged with embezzling money in his country and moved to hide in Thailand.

On October 19, newly appointed District Chief Prosecutor Mr. Wattana Swatthong met with one of the key witnesses and an alleged victim in the international case developing against Lance Frederick Shaw to assure people in Pattaya and everywhere justice will be served without corruption and this case is no exception regardless of any claims anyone may have made saying Mr. Shaw has protection from prosecution because of police connections.

More than 100 of Pattaya Police and Police Volunteers escorted two of the five men who staged a daring daylight robbery with assault rifles and black clothing with face masks in paramilitary style on a Jomtien gold shop on May 4 to reenact their crime.