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800K methamphetamine pills seized in Chumphon

ThaigerWednesday, January 30, 2019Last Updated: Wednesday, January 30, 2019

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800K methamphetamine pills seized in Chumphon

PHOTOS: Region 8 Police

800,000 methamphetamine pills have been seized in Chumphon this week.

A staged media scrum was held at Region 8 Police headquarters in Mai Khao yesterday, led by the Region 8 Police Commander Lt Gen Pongwut Pongsri.

The arrests came after police and soldiers set up a checkpoint on Bangsaphan – Chumphon Road in Patiw, Chumphon.

Following a tip-off, a big drug dealer and associates were transferring drugs through the checkpoint. Officers followed the suspects and arrested them. There was no chase and the suspects co-operated with police.

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