Thai drug dealer had plastic surgery to look like Korean man, police say

A Thai cause trader underwent respective facial integrative surgeries to look similar "a handsome Korean man" and evade the law, section authorities person said.

Saharat Sawangjaeng, who adopted the alias Jimin Cheong, was caught past week astatine a condominium successful Bangkok.

Police, who had been connected the hunt for the 25-year-old for 3 months, said "none of his archetypal look was left".

They tracked him down by tracing the organisation of ecstasy to different sellers and buyers successful Bangkok.

Witnesses described him arsenic a "handsome Korean man" to police. He had besides changed his sanction to a Korean one, and constabulary said helium told them helium wanted to restart his beingness successful South Korea.

Sawangjaeng has been charged with the amerciable import of narcotics. He admitted to ordering MDMA - besides known arsenic ecstasy - implicit the acheronian web utilizing cryptocurrencies, the constabulary said past week.

Sawangjaeng had successful erstwhile years been arrested connected astatine slightest 3 occasions. One clip helium was detained connected an battle charge, and the constabulary recovered 290 ecstasy pills and 2kg (4.4lb) of narcotics successful liquid signifier successful his possession.

But helium managed to flight detention and astatine 1 point, underwent extended surgical procedures to dodge investigators.

Thai Police major-general Thammasutee described him arsenic "one of the main causes of Bangkok's MDMA epidemic", The Straits Times reported.

"He is simply a cause lord importing MDMA from Europe astatine conscionable 25 years old. We judge determination are much suspects successful overseas countries. We volition proceed our investigation," Mr Thammasutee said.