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An 86-year-old convicted drug trafficker has been released from Thailand's Bang Kwang Central Prison under a royal pardon marking Her Majesty the Queen's 48th birthday. Lao Ta Saenlee was imprisoned for methamphetamine trafficking and firearms offences.
Thai authorities investigating a school shooting at Debsirin Nonthaburi School are examining the 14-year-old suspect's internet history, which revealed searches about US school shootings and violent video games dating from late July.
A Canadian citizen has been sentenced to eight years in prison by a special judge in Pakistan for attempting to illegally export more than US$111,000 in foreign currency without proper declaration.
Vietnamese authorities have arrested 49 suspects, including four foreigners, in a significant drug trafficking operation centred on illegal vapes laced with etomidate, a surgical anaesthetic. The investigation uncovered multiple smuggling networks operating across Southeast Asia.
Philippine immigration authorities have arrested a 72-year-old Canadian national in Laguna province following alerts from Canadian law enforcement regarding his documented history of child sexual offenses across multiple Southeast Asian countries.
Thai customs authorities apprehended a 30-year-old Russian man at Phuket International Airport after discovering 17.6 kilogrammes of cannabis concealed in two suitcases he was attempting to transport out of Thailand.