Major drug bust in Mukdahan uncovers 1.6 million meth pills

Police in Mukdahan province were alerted to a suspicious vehicle parked on a public road, leading to a major drug bust. The car, found at around 2pm yesterday, November 5, in Ban Don Sawan, Nam Thiang subdistrict, Khamcha-i district, contained a staggering 1.6 million methamphetamine (meth) pills hidden within fertiliser sacks.

Police from the Khamcha-i Police Station were notified by the local radio centre about the abandoned car. Officers, including Pakorn Kanya-chan, Som-bat Sri-pon, and Kul-rot Pat-tum, quickly mobilised to the scene. The black car was discovered on the roadside, and inquiries with nearby residents revealed no one claiming ownership.

Inside the vehicle, officers noticed numerous blue and white fertiliser sacks suspiciously placed on the back seat. Realising the potential for illicit activity, forensic officers were called to conduct a thorough examination. Their search confirmed the presence of approximately 1.6 million meth pills.

“The discovery of such a large quantity of drugs is significant.”

The meth pills, weighing a substantial amount, were seized along with the vehicle as evidence. Law enforcement is now intensifying efforts to trace and apprehend those responsible for this large drug cache. The investigation aims to uncover the network behind the smuggling operation, with police determined to bring the perpetrators to justice, reported KhaoSod.

In related news, the Office of the Narcotics Control Board (ONCB) and Thai Customs officials arrested three drug smuggling foreigners, two Malaysians and one Singaporean, at Suvarnabhumi International Airport in Bangkok for attempting to smuggle cannabis to Italy and the UK.

Officials received a tip-off that certain foreigners intended to use Thailand as a route to traffic cannabis into Italy and the UK, prompting close monitoring of suspicious individuals. This information led to the arrest of three suspects on November 1 and 2.

In other news, the ONCB arrested a Thai woman at a coffee shop in Bangkok for smuggling drugs from Thailand to South Korea.