Thai police seize trucks in suspected drug-smuggling operation
Thai police recently seized two pickup trucks intended for smuggling into Myanmar, allegedly linked to a scheme where Thai nationals steal vehicles in Thailand, exchange them for methamphetamine in Myanmar, and return to sell the drugs domestically.
Yesterday, February 9, Police Colonel Yutthapong Klantakasuwan, commander of the Singhanath Task Force, directed Captain Sarawut Suwan, commander of Company 722, Singhanath Task Force, along with officers from Border Patrol Police Company 336, customs, and Pang Mapha Police Station, to seize two vehicles at Ban Pang Khong, Moo 12, Na Pu Pom subdistrict, Pang Mapha district, Mae Hong Son province.
The vehicles seized include a single-cab grey Toyota pickup and a white four-door Toyota pickup.
Upon investigation, it was identified that the vehicles belonged to 29 year old Chaiwat Kumchomphu, a resident of Mae Tha district, Lamphun province. Evidence was collected and forwarded to the investigative officers at Pang Mapha Police Station to pursue legal action against those responsible.
Further reports suggest that the vehicles were likely stolen from Lamphun and nearby provinces, intending to be smuggled across the border to Huan Mueang, Doi Laem district, Shan State, Myanmar. In recent years, police have frequently intercepted similar vehicle smuggling operations.
Intelligence indicates that a group of Thai nationals living along the border are involved in stealing vehicles from Thailand, exchanging them for drugs in Myanmar, and bringing the drugs back to sell in Thailand, reported KhaoSod.
This method is reportedly preferred because the quantity of drugs obtained through vehicle exchange is significantly higher than purchasing them at regular prices.
In similar news, a Thai man with a disability lost his motorcycle to a woman he met on Facebook during a meeting at his accommodation in Nonthaburi province near Bangkok on January 20.
The 32 year old victim, Thanathat Sisarikorn, shared his story of the theft with a local news Facebook page, Khao Nonthaburi, last night, January 22, at around 10pm, hoping the news agency could help him recover his motorcycle. The stolen vehicle is a black Honda PCX with the registration plate 3กญ 4251 Nakhon Ratchasima.
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