Lamduan drug gang apprehended in high-speed chase by operation unit 238
Operation Unit 238, tasked with protecting the city of Lamduan, successfully apprehended a drug gang following a high-speed car chase. The operation ended with two young men in custody and almost 70,000 methamphetamine pills confiscated. Another suspect managed to escape during the pursuit yesterday. Anupong Suksomnit, the Provincial Police Region of Sisaket, revealed the details of the drug bust, which took place at 9.30pm yesterday.
Authorities from Operation Unit 238 had been tracking 31 year old Aphist and 26 year old Theerachai. The team seized 68,000 methamphetamine pills, a Honda car, and a notebook containing details of drug delivery locations and customer phone numbers. The crackdown was initiated after investigators learned of a plan to transport drugs into Sisaket province. The officers followed a suspicious grey Honda Jazz, which sped away when they signalled it to stop for a search. The vehicle soon lost control and crashed, resulting in the capture of the two young men. However, another suspect managed to escape.
The detained confessed to delivering the drugs to a prearranged location. The authorities then took them, along with the evidence, for further investigation. The case will now be transferred to the investigating officers at the Benjalak Police Station for legal proceedings, reported KhaoSod.
In related news, a disturbing incident occurred in the heart of Bangkok when a man, claiming he was being pursued for murder, fled from the police with his wife and nine month old child. The man, 27 year old Krishna, led authorities on a high-speed chase before he was cornered at an intersection at 3.30pm.
Bang Sue Police were alerted to a suspicious black Isuzu pickup truck with the registration กพ 2284 Nakhon Ratchasima. The vehicle had been travelling along the Phaholyothin side towards the Ladprao Intersection. However, at Kamphaengphet Intersection, the car suddenly halted and then reversed, heading back towards the intersection. This aroused suspicion that there might be illegal goods in the vehicle. To read more click HERE
