BANGKOK - Thai authorities said on Wednesday (Sept 22) that they had detained a Myanmar tycoon suspected of drug trafficking, whom three sources said was linked to the upper echelons of Myanmar's ruling military junta. Tun Min Latt, 53, was arrested in the Thai capital Bangkok in a dawn raid last week along with three Thai nationals on charges of.
A Myanmar businessman accused of selling arms to the Myanmar junta and financially supporting them has been arrested in Thailand on charges of conspiracy to traffic narcotics and money laundering.
Senator Upakit Pachariyangkun on Thursday denied having any close relationship with Myanmar tycoon Tun Min Latt, who was arrested in Bangkok on Saturday on charges of conspiring to traffic narcotics and money laundering.
BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thai authorities said on Wednesday they had detained a Myanmar tycoon suspected of drug trafficking, who three sources said was linked to the upper echelons of Myanmar's ruling military junta.