The Criminal Court handed a death sentence down yesterday to a Myanmar woman who laundered a large sum of illegal money for a drug ring.
Myint Thein Aye, 43, was found guilty of colluding in crimes related to possessing and selling methamphetamines, a Type 1 narcotic. She was also convicted of recruiting drug ring members, among other offences.
The drug network that has been operating in Thailand and Myanmar transferred money via a Kasikorn Bank account under the woman's name. She was arrested on Nov 29, 2017.
The authorities found that over 10 billion baht had passed through the account over the last decade and been laundered in jewellery shops and hotels in both countries.
Police launched a sting operation by pretending to buy 13.5 million baht of the drug, which led to the arrest of Chamras Denpreecha and three others.
They found that the gang had committed drug-related offences in Mae Sai district of Chiang Rai as well as four Bangkok districts.
The court said the defendant must be subject to the same penalties as the drug dealers.
