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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