Central Thailand
Monk arrested for alleged involvement in large methamphetamine delivery

Police arrested a monk on drug charges and seized 4.8 million methamphetamine pills from a resort in the Central Thailand province Chai Nat. The man, a senior monk from Chiang Rai, was allegedly hired to help deliver large qualities methamphetamine 3 times and paid 300,000 baht per delivery. The monk allegedly told police that he needed the money to enroll in a master’s degree program.
A photo shows the monk standing in front of a van packed with boxes. Along with the 4.8 million methamphetamine pills, police found a gun with 14 bullets and 11 mobile phones. According to Thai media, it was a significant drug trafficking bust, cracking down on a large network in the Chiang Dao and Chai Nat area. The monk allegedly sat in the van during deliveries to “trick” police and avoid getting searched at police checkpoints.
SOURCES: Chiang Rai Times | Thairath
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Toby Andrews
Friday, November 27, 2020 at 11:52 am
Never trust a man wearing an orange dress.
Geoff
Sunday, January 17, 2021 at 3:27 pm
Or…never trust a man wearing a dress?
brian mc
Friday, November 27, 2020 at 12:36 pm
posing for a photo next to a van full of drugs? what was he thinking? bound to get caught
Barry Lewis
Friday, November 27, 2020 at 2:37 pm
It’s very sad to see a monk abusing his position in this way.May the courts set an example of him
Toby Andrews
Friday, November 27, 2020 at 11:42 pm
It was sad at one time, now it is no surprise.
Ynwaps
Friday, November 27, 2020 at 3:14 pm
Drug War Photo-Op Policing Is a Betrayal of Law Enforcement’s Principles
Khunplastic
Saturday, November 28, 2020 at 6:18 am
Why is nobody pointing at anything?
Bobby B
Saturday, November 28, 2020 at 9:07 am
Thai monk are no true holy people. The just young rascals in a orange dress, forced to go to monk school. So, so sad!
john smith
Monday, November 30, 2020 at 6:04 pm
Lawer to Criminal. Go to prison or be a monk for a year.Criminal. OK ill be a monk and a criminal for a year. LOL
Alan
Sunday, February 21, 2021 at 5:30 am
The price of an education, trash your vows to the Buddha.