The China-ASEAN Prosecutors-General Conference

The Bangkok South Criminal Court late on Tuesday issued a new arrest warrant for an heir to the Red Bull energy drinking fortune, Vorayuth Yoovidhya, based on three additional charges.

The heir was involved in a fatal hit-and-run case in 2012 which left a police officer dead.

"The three charges were reckless driving causing death, failing to help a victim after a crash and cocaine abuse," said Pol. Capt. Pichapai Srikhamkhwan, deputy investigation chief at a Bangkok police station on Tuesday.

Pichapai said the new evidences were of testimonies given by experts regarding substance use (cocaine).

He also said that the arrest warrant has a lifetime of 15 years.

Prosecutors earlier decided to arraign Vorayuth, claiming that the latter's family had already compensated the junior police killed in the hit-and-run case eight years ago.

Top level government leaders decided to relaunch an investigation into Vorayuth's case after Thai Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha told the media that no one in Thailand, regardless of his status, is able to "get-off-the-hook" from the Thai law if he commits a crime.