Two teens arrested for encouraging road racing on Facebook
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Two 18-year-old teens have been arrested for allegedly using their Facebook pages to encourage road racing, Tourist Police deputy commissioner Pol Maj-General Surachet Hakpal said on Saturday.
He said the first teen was arrested on Friday for allegedly using his Rotsing Bangsue (Racing motorcycles of Bang Sue) page to encourage road racing on the night of Valentine’s Day on Rama VI Road, Kamphaeng Phet Road and Vibhavadi Road.
His page has about 1,000 followers.
He was arrested in an alley behind Wat Phai Ton in Bangkok’s Bang Sue district.
The second teen was arrested on Friday on Soi Pradu in Bang Sue.
He allegedly used his Wairoon Thanon Thuan (Youths of Wild Roads of Bang Sue) page to encourage road racing on the same night and same roads as the first teen.
His page has about 1,500 followers
