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A Thai drug lord who had plastic surgery to disguise himself as a "handsome Korean man" has been busted by police.
Sarahat Sawangjaeng went under the knife and changed his name to Jimin Cheong in an attempt to evade detectives after importing MDMA into Thailand from Europe.
The 25-year-old admitted to buying the drugs with Bitcoin on the dark web and then selling it to customers in and around the Thai capital, Bangkok.
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According to Thaiger, police aid that Sawangjaeng is one of the "main causes of Bangkok’s MDMA epidemic."
In November last year, authorities intercepted 575 grams of MDMA and 290 ecstasy pills headed for Thailand and were led to the defendant.
He had dodged authorities since early December when an arrest warrant was issued, but was tracked down to a luxury apartment in an upmarket part of Bangkok and arrested after an undercover police officer expressed interest in working as a 'drug mule'.
Police were reportedly shocked when they arrived to arrest Sawangjaeng he had transformed into a “handsome Korean man.”
Police said “none of his original face was left.”
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He was arrested under suspicion of importing a Category 1 narcotic into Thailand for distribution, risking the security of the nation and the safety of the population.
Police Major General Thammasutee said: “This villain is one of the main causes of Bangkok’s MDMA epidemic. We have been looking for him for almost three months. He had surgery to disguise himself.
“He is drug lord importing MDMA from Europe at just 25 years old. We believe there are more suspects in foreign countries. We will continue our investigation.”
Police knew what he used to look like because he had previously been arrested three times.
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