Thai authorities announced the arrest of a mother and a son involving illegal drug, but the staff made an unclear report whether the suspects were Hmong tribe or Mien tribe.
However, many news agencies in Thailand such as Post Today, Daily News, Manager, Naewna, and Nancity reported that the suspects were Hmong tribe. But, National Channel, another news agency in Thailand, reported that the suspects were Mien tribe. These news agencies have nationwide audiences, mainly Thai people.
According to cultures, the Hmong people have 18 clan surnames while Mien people have 12 clan surnames. Both Hmong and Mien seem to have some similar surnames included Vang, Lee, and Chang. But the suspects’ surname in this case is Fan (แซ่ฟ่าน), while the Hmong also has one surname which is Fang (แซ่ฟ้า); but these surnames are writing and pronouncing different both in Thai and English languages.
On Saturday Nov. 10, Thai police in Nan province announced the arrest of a mother and a son seized 1 kilogram (about 2 lb) of raw opium. The suspects were Mrs. Fameiam Fan, 40 year old, (นางฟามเอี่ยมแซ่ฟ่าน) and her 19 year old son, Mr. Kownam Fan (นายก้าวน้ามแซ่ฟ่าน). The report said that they both were Hmong tribe.
According to the authority’s report, police set up a checkpoint at Ban Sakorn in Song Khwae district where the couple ride a motorcycle past by and showed a dubious when they saw police. The couple turned their motor back into the village instead. Police followed and signaled them to stop for searching.
The suspects threw a bag on the street. When police opened it, they found out the raw opium hidden in the bag. This raw opium were wrapped in white paper and bound into five balls weighing 1 kilogram, along with one set of opium scales and one mobile phone.
After the arrest, the couple pleaded guilty to the raw opium is their own. They said that they purchased the raw opium from Mrs. Saijoe (unknown last name), from Ban Pha Tang, Chiang Rai province. The couple also said they bought it for 30 thousands baht, which value of about $1,000 dollars.
The suspects planed to deliver this raw opium to a man name Mr. Kaejoy (unknown last name) at Ban Nam Ki in Tha Wang Pha district, Nan province.
Both the mother and son were sending to the police station in Song Khwae district for reporting. They were charged of narcotics type 5 (raw opium) possessions for sale and distribution illegal drugs and faced a prosecution under the law.
However, as far as this article released in Thailand, it’s nationwide known that the suspects were Hmong, not Mien.
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