Police Major General Siam Boonsom dispatched Deputy Commander Jon to lead a joint narcotics team from the Metropolitan Police Bureau and investigators from Prachachuen Police Station to carry out a sting operation. Disguised as a lion dance troupe, they arrested “Jojo,” a drug gang member known for burglarizing homes. He has records involving drugs and nine theft cases.
At 7:00 a.m. on 19 Feb 2026 GMT+7, Police Major General Siam Boonsom, Commissioner of the Metropolitan Police Bureau, instructed Deputy Commissioner Teeradej Thammasuthi, responsible for narcotics, along with Police Major General Chotiwat Luangwilai, Head of the Narcotics Division, Police Major General Kiattikul Sonthen, Commander of Metropolitan Police Division 2, Police Colonel Worapot Rungkrajang, Deputy Head of the Narcotics Division, Police Colonel Sakdidej Kampholanuwong, Chief of Prachachuen Police Station, and other senior officers, to lead officers from the Narcotics Command Center and Prachachuen Police Station in a coordinated arrest operation. Mr. Adisak, also known as Jojo, aged 33. (A person without official registration) The suspect, wanted under Criminal Court warrant No. J.963/2026 dated 18 Feb 2026, charged with “theft in a residence and unlawful entry,” was arrested at Wat Khlong Ta Klai, Sai Noi Subdistrict, Sai Noi District, Nonthaburi Province, at 7:15 p.m. on 18 Feb 2026.
On 4 Feb 2026 at 10:00 p.m., at a house on Prachachuen Road, a police superintendent from the Metropolitan Police Bureau, who was the victim, returned home to find many items missing, including numerous sacred amulets, two 12-inch Buddha statues, and other valuables. Signs of forced entry were evident. The victim filed a report at Prachachuen Police Station. Before completing the report, the culprit struck again. Believing the thief would return, the victim planned to catch him personally. On 7 Feb 2026 in the morning, the culprit returned but fled upon spotting the victim lying in wait. While escaping, he taunted the CCTV with a mocking smile before disappearing into the Bor Farang community on Prachachuen Road, Chatuchak District, Bangkok. Across the three incidents, stolen property totaled about 2 million baht.
Following the incidents, Police Major General Siam Boonsom ordered Deputy Commissioner Teeradej Thammasuthi and Chief of Prachachuen Police Station Sakdidej Kampholanuwong to mobilize investigative and narcotics officers to search the Bor Farang community. However, the suspect sensed the pursuit and narrowly escaped.
Investigations revealed the suspect was part of a drug distribution gang and was effectively untraceable. The team shifted from searching for the person to tracking seized items. After nearly a week, they found sacred amulets linked to a seller known by the nickname “Jojo.” He was known to frequent temples in the Bang Bua Thong area of Nonthaburi. Investigators encountered the suspect at a temple there, but he remained cautious. After eye contact with the team, sensing their intent, he fled, evading capture more than three times.
Deputy Commissioner Teeradej devised a clever undercover plan to approach the suspect without arousing suspicion. On 18 Feb 2026, the investigative team learned the suspect planned to meet friends for drug use near a temple. They dispersed to stake out the area. Disguised as a lion dance troupe at a temple festival in Sai Noi District, Nonthaburi, they observed and hunted the suspect.
By evening, the team scanned the temple crowd and spotted a man resembling the suspect. Determined not to let him escape again, the undercover officers in the lion dance troupe gradually approached and surrounded him, finally arresting him. The suspect appeared confused. He was confirmed as Mr. Adisak, alias Jojo, 33 years old, with prior convictions for drug offenses and six theft cases—including three burglaries of a police superintendent’s home, totaling nine cases. Further investigations led to multiple seized items. They learned Jojo lacked official registration because his family never registered his birth. He had lived as a drifter since age 11, surviving by petty theft to fund drug use.
Jojo confessed that he began wandering away from home at 11 due to glue sniffing addiction and resentment toward his mother’s new husband. Growing up in hardship without schooling, he wanted to work but couldn’t because he lacked an ID card. He admitted entering the victim’s house three times; during the third, he took nothing as the residents were alert. He sold stolen items cheaply. He said his actions stemmed from withdrawal symptoms after taking three methamphetamine pills. He fled because he was paranoid from regular drug use. He committed crimes to buy drugs and gamble.
Regarding the smile caught on CCTV, Jojo said it was not taunting but exhaustion from running. He had arranged to meet friends to use drugs behind the temple and did not expect police disguised as lion dancers. He was very surprised. After serving time, he asked police for help obtaining an ID card so he could register officially and seek employment. He promised if released and caught again, he would accept punishment without complaint.
His record includes nine offenses as follows:
1. On 23 Apr 2019, arrested for using Category 1 narcotics at Prachachuen Police Station.
2. On 10 Jun 2019, arrested for using Category 1 narcotics at Sai Mai Police Station.
3. On 13 Jul 2021, committed residential burglary at Rattanathibet Police Station, Nonthaburi.
4. On 9 May 2021, committed nighttime theft at Prachachuen Police Station.
5. On 7 Jun 2021, committed nighttime theft at Prachachuen Police Station.
6. On 1 Jan 2025, committed unlawful entry into a residence at Mueang Nonthaburi Police Station.
7. On 4 Feb 2026, committed residential burglary of a police superintendent’s home at Prachachuen Police Station.
8. On 5 Feb 2026, repeated burglary of the same police superintendent’s home at Prachachuen Police Station.
9. On 7 Feb 2026, a third burglary of the same police superintendent’s home at Prachachuen Police Station.
Deputy Commissioner Teeradej Thammasuthi, Deputy Spokesperson for the Metropolitan Police Bureau, stated that the burglaries occurred when the owners were away. He asked the public and police officers to be alert. The suspect is about 168 cm tall, with reddish-dark skin and an average build. Anyone who has encountered him or related investigations should note that his lack of official registration has hindered identification and prosecution. His crimes clearly stem from drug abuse, causing public distress. The Royal Thai Police focus not only on drug arrests but also addressing drug problems comprehensively, following the policies of Police Chief Kittirat Phanphet, Deputy Police Chief Samran Nualma, and Assistant Police Chief Somprasong Yenthuam.
The suspect was handed over to Prachachuen Police Station for legal proceedings, and investigations will continue to recover stolen property for the victims.