Pol Maj Gen Jaroonkiat Pankaew, deputy commissioner of the Central Investigation Bureau, exchanged stern words with Noppadon Saen-ngai, 57, the head of the Department of Highways spot check special unit, as he placed him under arrest for charges of demanding and receiving bribes from operators of overloaded trucks. In a bold move against corruption, officers from the Counter Corruption Division (CCD) and representatives from the National Anti-Corruption Commission (NACC) carried out a series of raids on Tuesday morning. The authorities targeted 11 locations across seven provinces, namely Ayutthaya, Chaiyaphum, Phetchabun, Nakhon Pathom, Chon Buri, Chiang Mai, and Bangkok. The operation led to the apprehension of notable figures: Noppadon Saen-ngai, who headed the Ubon Ratchathani weighing station; Anek Khamchom, 59, leader of Nakhon Ratchasima’s Dan Khun Thot weighing station; and Thongchai Temfom, 38, a civilian suspected of acting as a middleman. The arrest warrants, issued by the Criminal Court for Corruption…
