Criminal charges filed against Andrew Drummond are accepted at a Preliminary Hearing by Pattaya Provincial Court in Criminal Case number 9731/2555. See the official court decision below where the Pattaya Provincial Criminal Court Judge orders Andrew Michael Drummond bound over for Criminal trial on March 11, 2013 at 9 am. The court order states that at trial he must post 50,000 baht bail or a fugitive warrant will be issued and served on Drummond by police in Thailand. The procedure is if he fails to appear for that trial, Drummond will be arrested and sent to court. Drummond posts in his own name "Andrew Drummond" and also posts on the internet as "Flying Sporran" among other aliases. Drummond was informed if he is in the court room when the case is heard he will have to post bail or go to jail until he is able to post bail. As the court order shows, the judge accepted the criminal case and charged Drummond with criminal charges, stating Andrew Drummond is wrong for posting articles on the internet according to the Computer Crime Act of 2007, Section 14(1), and the Thai Criminal Code Section 90 and 91. Additionally, there are multiple criminal charges brought by two other victims of Andrew Drummond scheduled for January 28, 2013. The Pattaya Provincial Court Criminal case numbers are 9819/2555 and 9134/2555. In both criminal cases the charges are Drummond violated the Thailand Computer Crime Act of 2007, Section 14(1), and the Thai Criminal Code Section 90 and 91.

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.

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.

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

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.