Man caught with 800k meth pills in fake rescue car in Udon Thani
A 33 year old man was arrested after police discovered nearly 800,000 methamphetamine (meth) pills in a car adorned with rescue foundation stickers, leading them to initially believe he was assisting in a routine checkpoint in Udon Thani province. The arrest was made on February 4 outside Wat Sawang Samakkhi in Mueang district.
Police Major General Suwan Chiaowanintawat, acting commander of the Udon Thani Provincial Police, stated that law enforcement had been alerted to the presence of 43,600 meth pills, found in a sack abandoned along the Ban Sam Phrao-Don Phu Road. It was suspected that a drug trafficking gang planned to deliver the drugs, but locals discovered them first. In response, authorities set up a checkpoint on the road.
At around 11pm, an approaching green sedan with a rescue foundation sticker and flashing lights was spotted parked by the roadside. Officers assumed the driver was a volunteer assisting with the checkpoint. However, upon noticing the police, the sedan sped away, prompting officers to chase and intercept it.
Upon inspection, the driver was identified as Pipat Nontapanya, a former rescue volunteer who had recently resigned. Inside the vehicle, police found three sacks containing 796,000 meth pills placed on the back seat. Pipat was taken into custody for further questioning at the Mueang Udon Thani Police Station, reported KhaoSod.
In similar news, a suspected drug trafficker was arrested after crashing his car into an electricity pole while attempting to evade police, leading to the seizure of over 3.2 million methamphetamine pills. The incident occurred on February 4 in Mueang district, Mukdahan province.
Police Lieutenant General Chatchai Surachetphong, head of Region 4, along with Mukdahan governor Worayan Boonnarat, Deputy Police Lieutenant General Kittisak Chamratprasert, and other security officials, held a press conference detailing the operation. Dubbed “Seal Stop Safe,” the anti-drug operation targeted trafficking networks along the border, resulting in the confiscation of approximately 3,220,000 meth pills, a drug transport vehicle, and the arrest of a key suspect.
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