Following a number of crackdowns on several illegal pubs in Bangkok and Chon Buri, deputy national police chief Surachate​Hakparn is pledging to prosecute and extradite Chinese nationals who are found to be involved in "grey businesses" in Thailand.
Police expect to wrap up their case against the Chinese businessman and alleged triad leader known as "Tuhao", accused of involvement in the illicit drug trade, within three weeks, and will summon his wife, a Thai police colonel, for questioning.
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Businessman Chaiyanat Kornchayanant, who donated 3 million baht to the Palang Pracharath Party, has denied involvement in the Yannawa pub, where 104 customers, mostly Chinese nationals, tested positive for drugs during a police raid.