EVIL SPIRITS; LUCKY ESCAPE; BEWIGGED THIEF; JEALOUSY STRIKES

That old bewitched act again

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A husband and wife in Chiang Rai, accused of supplying crystal meth, slipped into a clever act designed to distract police.

During questioning, the wife suddenly began trembling violently, her lips quivering as she rambled unintelligibly.

Her husband rushed to hold her up, telling police that “a spirit has entered her.”

Police were not convinced. An officer warned her: “Tell her to stay calm. If she doesn’t, we'll put her in handcuffs — and lock up the spirit along with her.”

The pair eventually dropped the act and cooperated.

Highway police nabbed Somyot (no surname given), 67, of Wiang Phang Kham in Mae Sai district, and his wife, Malee, 63, both of Akha ethnicity. The arrest took place on a road behind Mae Sai Hospital.

They were wanted on Lampang Provincial Court warrants issued on Sept 24 for jointly possessing crystal methamphetamine to sell.

The couple were taken to Chiang Rai Immigration for documentation.

During questioning, Malee started behaving as if she was having a fit.

She launched into a full-body tremble: shaking hands, quivering lips, eyes rolling like marbles in a cup.

Her husband stepped in solemnly to explain the situation: a spirit had entered her body, he said, as if that would persuade police to have second thoughts about charging the pair.

Police, who must have seen it all before, were unmoved.

After Malee stopped the theatrics, officers proceeded with the arrest report. The couple were handed over to Sobprab police station in Lampang.

The case stems from an earlier arrest on Aug 5 when Sobprab police stopped a bus passenger, Santipap (no surname given), 27. from Surat Thani, who was travelling from Mae Sai to Bangkok.