Tag: police
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Three arrested after vehicles intercepted with huge drugs haul
Police arrested three Hmong suspects and seized 1 million “yaba” pills, about 90 kilograms of crystal methamphetamine known as “ice”, and 165kg of heroin in Chiang Rai province early Thursday morning, deputy national police chief Pol General … Read Full Article
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Thai police seize RM188 million in drugs
Thai police believe the large haul of drugs seized in the operations originated from drug factories deep inside Shan State and Wa State in Myanmar and were smuggled into Thailand by Hmong tribesmen. Read Full Article
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Police announce three massive drug busts worth Bt3 billion
The arrest stemmed from a tip-off that a group of Thai Hmong men would transport drugs from Chiang Rai into Central Thailand in a caravan of three pick-up trucks. After the suspects refused to pull over, police chased the trucks, which separated. Read Full Article
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Massive meth seizure in Lampang
Prior to the drug seizure, the NSB team learned from a police spy that a group of Hmong people were plotting to smuggle drugs into the inner part of the country through Chiang Rai. The group planned to use a pickup truck in the smuggling taking Highway No … Read Full Article
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Asian Family Finds ‘Chinks’ Painted On Garage Door After Moving To New Home
An Asian family in Oakdale, Minnesota was on the receiving end of an extreme act of hatred. The Xiongs, who are of Hmong descent, found the racial slur “chinks” spray painted across their garage on Sunday, the Oakdale Police Department confirmed. Read Full Article
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Police to grill racer Akarakit again
Referring to a recent drug bust by the Metropolitan Police Division 3, which seized 2.6 million speed pills, 7kg of crystal meth along with other drugs, Pol Lt Gen Sommai said this haul was the work of the Hmong Pha Kao hill tribe’s drug network … Read Full Article
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Hmong Community Outraged After Police Dog Brutally Bites 81-Year-Old Grandma
An 81-year-old Hmong grandmother from Minnesota was working in her backyard last Sunday when she was suddenly attacked by a police dog and bitten on the arm. Now, Hmong community leaders in the city are demanding an investigation from the mayor and the … Read Full Article
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Racial slur spray-painted on Oakdale home
The home, in the 4700 block of Helmo Avenue North, is occupied by a Hmong family. Sometime early Sunday morning, someone wrote the word “chink” on the garage door of the house. Police are also investigating another act of vandalism — the spray … Read Full Article
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Burnsville Man Going 28 MPH Over Caught By Father-Son Duo: Patch PM
A Hmong family that moved to Oakdale recently reported that it was the victim of racist vandalism that targeted their garage and vehicle. The charge comes after police made an arrest at the Northfield Mystic Massage Parlor located off Highway 3. Read Full Article
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Hmong American Protesters Demand Answers after Police Dog Attacks Grandma
We know a little more about what happened when a police dog from the Coon Rapids Police Department in Minnesota was ordered to attack an 81-year-old Hmong American grandmother in her own backyard. Some of you may have seen a video we posted on AsAmNews … Read Full Article
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Hmong community calls for change in wake of Coon Rapids incident
There were calls for change outside the Coon Rapids Civic Center Friday afternoon as members of the Hmong community gathered to address a Feb. 5 incident when an elderly woman was bitten by a police dog in her backyard shed. Supporters flank Choua Xiong … Read Full Article
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Hmong-American Groups Demand Investigation Into Police K-9 That Bit Grandmother
Ragamala Dance Company’s Newest Piece Has Limited Run At Cowles CenterFor one weekend only, audiences in the Twin Cities can see Ragamala Dance Company’s latest work, “Written in Water” at the Cowles Center for Dance and the Performing Arts in downtown … Read Full Article
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Coon Rapids cops under fire for police dog attack on elderly woman
Xiong, who is Hmong, doesn’t speak English. There have been allegations that Xiong was mistreated by police even after the dog attack, but police say they have video that they’ll release soon showing she was treated with respect by the officers. Read Full Article
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Hmong-American Community Calls for Investigation after Police Dog Bites Grandmother
A group of Hmong community leaders in Minnesota are calling on the Coon Rapids Police Department and mayor to investigate why an 81-year-old grandmother was bitten by a police dog while working in her backyard. The woman, Choua Xiong, was in a rear shed on … Read Full Article
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Police seek help in identifying woman found wandering in south area Saturday
“Officers stopped to speak with the woman and quickly determined that she spoke only Hmong,” according to a police statement posted on Facebook Saturday night. “A Hmong-speaking officer spoke with the woman and determined that she was disoriented and … Read Full Article
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Update: Police find family of woman who was wandering in south area Saturday
“Officers stopped to speak with the woman and quickly determined that she spoke only Hmong,” according to a police statement posted on Facebook Saturday night. “A Hmong-speaking officer spoke with the woman and determined that she was disoriented and … Read Full Article
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Thai cops probe Laos drug lord’s ‘celebrity links’
Thai police have already arrested six suspects accused of working for the crime boss, including three ethnic Hmong men in northeastern Thailand. They allegedly helped move drugs manufactured in the “Golden Triangle” — a lawless border region where … Read Full Article
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Sheboygan Police: 911 call about gunman a prank
“No vehicle was located, no damage to building was located,” added Williams. The former mall has been transformed into the Shoppes at Hmong City. According to the owners of the building, the Shoppes at Hmong City offers a unique multicultural retail … Read Full Article