Pattaya Police Arrest South Korean Over X Videos, Narcotics
Pattaya Police Arrest South Korean Over X Videos, Narcotics
PATTAYA, June 23, 2026 – Thai immigration police have arrested a 30-year-old South Korean man in Pattaya after investigating allegations that he uploaded explicit videos of himself engaging in sexual activity with a Thai woman on the social media platform X. Officers also seized methamphetamine, ketamine, MDMA and etomidate from his residence, authorities said.
The suspect, identified only as “Louis Kim“, was arrested at about 8:30 a.m. on June 21 after officers executed a search warrant issued by the Pattaya Provincial Court.
The operation formed part of a broader crackdown on transnational crime, online offences and drug trafficking ordered by senior Thai police, including National Police Chief Pol Gen Kittirat Phanphet and Deputy National Police Chief Pol Gen Samran Nualma. Immigration Bureau Commissioner Pol Lt Gen Phanumart Boonyalak had instructed investigators to prioritise cases involving foreign nationals suspected of committing offences in Thailand.
Immigration Division 3 investigators gathered evidence before obtaining the search warrant and raiding the suspect’s residence in Pattaya, Chon Buri province.
During the search, officers seized four bags of methamphetamine weighing a total of 21.36 grams, three bags of ketamine weighing 304.32 grams, 296 MDMA tablets and nine items of etomidate, commonly known in Thailand as “pod K“. All items were taken as evidence.
Police said the suspect admitted during initial questioning to uploading the explicit videos online. He is accused of posting obscene material accessible to the public through X.
Authorities charged him under Section 14(4) of Thailand’s Computer Crime Act for importing obscene computer data accessible to the public, Section 287(1) of the Criminal Code for distributing pornographic material, and narcotics laws covering possession of Category 1 and Category 2 drugs with intent to distribute.
The suspect was taken into custody and handed over to investigators for legal proceedings.
Thaitabloid reported that investigators are expanding the inquiry to trace the source of the seized drugs and etomidate and determine whether additional suspects or wider distribution networks were involved.
