Singaporean man arrested in Bangkok for drug offences

He was found with crystal methamphetamine, drug paraphernalia, around 200,000 baht (S$7,700) in cash and two mobile phones.

One of the phones contained evidence of him allegedly ordering an unnamed poison worth 18,000 baht from the dark web.

Thai police had conducted investigations into the drug-related offences for over three months.

The man’s arrest was expedited by Thailand’s Metropolitan Police Bureau after intelligence from his associate led to the police suspecting him of using poison to spike a public water tank.

Investigators also found evidence of him allegedly purchasing an unnamed poison off the dark web described by Thai police as “10,000 times stronger than morphine”.

In a video of the arrest released by Thai police, the man can be heard answering questions from the police in English, saying that he had bought the poison for himself.

He also claimed to have been facing stressors after a friend swindled him and his girlfriend abandoned him, the Thai police said.

He was charged by Thai police for narcotics possession and use, and overstaying in Thailand.

Investigations into his possession of explosive chemicals and other dangerous substances are ongoing.