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  • World News55 million meth pills seized in Laos in biggest SE Asian bust ever

    55 million meth pills seized in Laos in biggest SE Asian bust ever

    One for the record books – police in Laos have made the largest drug bust in East and Southeast Asia’s history, according to the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime. Police in Laos stopped a shipment and seized over 55 million meth pills and more than 1.5 tonnes of crystal methamphetamine yesterday. The bust was confirmed by 2 security…

  • Northern Thailand NewsAssistant village chief busted with 3.8 million meth pills

    Assistant village chief busted with 3.8 million meth pills

    An assistant village chief has been arrested in Mae Chan district of Chiang Rai for alleged drug trafficking after Chiang Rai police seized 3.8 million meth pills and 1 kilogramme of ketamine. The commander of the Chiang Rai Provincial Police announced the drug bust yesterday. The 45 year old assistant Ban Pha Bue village chief in Mae Fa Luang district…

  • Crime NewsMeth busts yield 882,000 pills and 5.6kg of meth in Songkhla

    Meth busts yield 882,000 pills and 5.6kg of meth in Songkhla

    2 drug busts over the last few days in Hat Yai and Bang Klam netted over three-quarters of a million methamphetamine pills and over 5 kilogrammes of crystal meth. Police in Songkhla had been conducting surveillance in order to uncover both suspected drug dealers before carrying out the raids that found 882,000 meth pills. On September 13, police arrested a…

  • Crime NewsHusband and wife arrested for allegedly trying to smuggle crystal methamphetamine to Hong Kong

    Husband and wife arrested for allegedly trying to smuggle crystal methamphetamine to Hong Kong

    A man and his wife have been arrested for allegedly trying to smuggle 9 kilograms of crystal methamphetamine, which they hid in shoulder bags, to Hong Kong. The drugs were seized nearly a year prior in Bangkok. Henry Kelechi Alaeto, a Nigerian national, and his Thai wife, 24 year old Wanwisa Pilatan, were detained by police in their Bangkok room,…

  • Crime NewsSamut Prakan curfew breaker cries for mother after police find drugs on him

    Samut Prakan curfew breaker cries for mother after police find drugs on him

    Recently, a man in Samut Prakan, a central Thai province, was arrested after he broke curfew and whose suspicious behaviour led police to discover an array of drugs on his person. The man, 45 year old Pairot Nakbut, was caught outside around 9:30 pm near a police checkpoint. Pairot was reportedly uncooperative and cried out for his mother for an…

  • Crime NewsDrugs found inside monk’s pillow at Suvarnabhumi Airport

    Drugs found inside monk’s pillow at Suvarnabhumi Airport

    Today, crystal methamphetamine and opioid patches have been found inside packages destined for Australia. The crystal methamphetamine was found inside a monk’s pillow. The drug pillow and other drug package were discovered by Thailand’s Office of Narcotics Control Board at Bangkok’s Suvarnabhumi International Airport. The drugs were found in 2 parcels and contained 490 grams of crystal methamphetamine secreted away…

  • Phuket NewsPhuket police raids nab suspects for allegedly having guns, drugs, kratom

    Phuket police raids nab suspects for allegedly having guns, drugs, kratom

    Yesterday, a raid in Phuket grabbed 5 alleged drug dealers. They confiscated over 1,000 Yaba pills (meth), crystal meth, guns and ammunition. One man was also arrested for allegedly having kratom leaves. According to the police report 33 year old Theerasat ‘Jack’ Onrat was arrested for allegedly possessing 940 yaba pills. Police confiscated his mobile phone and his pickup truck…

  • Crime NewsPolice at Bangkok airport seize methamphetamine from parcel en route to Australia

    Police at Bangkok airport seize methamphetamine from parcel en route to Australia

    Police at Bangkok’s Suvarnabhumi Airport seized crystal methamphetamine that was hidden in an express mail parcel destined for Australia. The Airport Interdiction Task Force searched the EMS package addressed to Melbourne and found bags containing a total of around 750 grams of crystal methamphetamine hidden in 3 large motorcycle parts. Justice Minister Somsak Thepsuthin recently announced that the ministry is…

  • Thailand NewsPhuket bust nabs 2 men with drugs valued at 5.3 million baht

    Phuket bust nabs 2 men with drugs valued at 5.3 million baht

    2 men in Phuket town were arrested on Tuesday for allegedly possessing methamphetamines and crystal valued at around 5.3 million baht. The men allegedly had 14,000 methamphetamine pills (also known as yaba, which roughly translates to “crazy drug”) and about 3 kilograms of crystal meth (also known as ice, tina, or speed). The news of their arrest was announced at…

  • Pattaya NewsMan arrested in Sattahip Chon Buri with 700g of crystal meth

    Man arrested in Sattahip Chon Buri with 700g of crystal meth

    Acting on a local tip, Sattahip police took a suspect into custody in Rayong with over 700 grams of crystal meth in his possession. The man caught with the methamphetamine said that he had become unemployed due to Covid-19 and desperate to make some money, so he turned to dealing drugs to survive. The team of police from Sattahip, a district…

  • Crime NewsCrystal meth worth nearly AUD0 million found on Thai cargo ship in Sydney

    Crystal meth worth nearly AUD$100 million found on Thai cargo ship in Sydney

    Drugs worth nearly A$100 million dollars have been found hidden in heaters and barbecues on a Thai cargo ship docked in Sydney. It’s understood the drugs were discovered inside electric barbecue grills and water heaters. 9News reports that the Thai vessel was intercepted by police officers at Sydney’s Port Botany, with the authorities searching 62 large cardboard boxes after inconsistencies…

  • Crime NewsPolice bust 4 drug runners with 150 million baht of meth

    Police bust 4 drug runners with 150 million baht of meth

    About 150 million baht worth of methamphetamine pills were impounded in Nakhon Phanom today in a bust of 4 suspected drug runners. Police and military cooperated to nab 4 men, aged 21 to 36 hailing from Mukdahan. Nakhon Phanom is a northeastern Thai province that borders Laos, separated by the Mekong River. A press conference was held this afternoon at…

  • Pattaya NewsSuspected drug dealer nabbed with 2,000 methamphetamine pills after motorbike crash

    Suspected drug dealer nabbed with 2,000 methamphetamine pills after motorbike crash

    A suspected drug dealer was arrested after he crashed his motorbike while attempting to flee from police in Chon Buri. Police later seized 500 grams of crystal meth along with 2,000 methamphetamine pills from the man’s home. The suspected drug dealer, Sonthaya “Boy” Suwan, was injured in the accident, but reports do not go into detail about his condition. After…

  • Crime NewsMan who buys truck from auction finds 20 kilograms of crystal methamphetamine inside

    Man who buys truck from auction finds 20 kilograms of crystal methamphetamine inside

    A man who bought a truck from a Bangkok auction site got a hefty surprise after finding 20 kilograms of crystal meth (ice) in a secret compartment when he went to install a new audio system. He says the drugs were bundled in gold wrapping when he discovered them and immediately returned the truck to the auction in the Bang…

  • Northern Thailand News9 arrests as police net huge drugs haul in 4 cases in north, north-east

    9 arrests as police net huge drugs haul in 4 cases in north, north-east

    Millions of methamphetamine pills, over 800 kilograms of crystal methamphetamine, and over 700 kilograms of cannabis have been seized by police in 4 separate cases. The Narcotics Suppression Bureau confirmed the seizures, along with the arrests of 9 suspects, at its headquarters in Bangkok. The parade of police and the seized narcotics are a staple in Thai police PR. The…

  • Crime NewsPolice find 200 kilograms of crystal methamphetamine in abandoned warehouse

    Police find 200 kilograms of crystal methamphetamine in abandoned warehouse

    Police say they have found about 200 kilograms of crystal methamphetamine (ice) at an abandoned warehouse in Chon Buri province, east of Bangkok. The drugs were found in black plastic bags in the undergrowth around the warehouse at Moo 4 village in tambon Nong Pla Lai of Bang Lamung district. Officers say they were conducting a routine crime prevention check…

  • World NewsChiang Rai couple arrested for smuggling more than a tonne of crystal meth

    Chiang Rai couple arrested for smuggling more than a tonne of crystal meth

    Chiang Rai police have arrested 2 more people for arranging and overseeing the smuggling of more than a tonne of crystal methamphetamine, or “ice” to southern Thailand. The 48 year old man and his 31 year old wife were nabbed at their home yesterday in the province’s Mae Chan district, within 15 kilometres of the Burmese border. They’re charged with…

  • Crime News100 kilograms of crystal meth wash ashore in Thailand’s southeast

    100 kilograms of crystal meth wash ashore in Thailand’s southeast

    It’s been a busy week for the Office of the Narcotics Control Board (ONCB), as police in Trat province seized 100 kilograms of crystal methamphetamine, or “ice,” found washed ashore on two beaches. Nineteen packets of the drug were found on Koh Mak beach, and another 81 packs on Koh Kut beach. Trat is the easternmost province along the Thai…

  • Bangkok NewsBangkok shooter granted bail despite drugs

    Bangkok shooter granted bail despite drugs

    A Bangkok shop owner who set off a panic by firing dozens of gunshots on Friday morning was released on bail after his first court appearance yesterday. Forty-eight year old Ekachai Jaruksin faces charges of attempted murder, discharging a firearm in a public area, narcotics possession and using illicit drugs. Police took him to the Criminal Court yesterday morning to…

  • Crime NewsMother beaten to death by meth crazed son

    Mother beaten to death by meth crazed son

    A mother in the western province of Kanchana Buri was beaten to death by her own son who was deranged under the influence of crystal methamphetmine, or “ya ice.” 54 year old Sopee Punsombat was found murdered at her home on Saturday night Police and a doctor were called to the home about half past midnight. When they entered the…

  • Northern Thailand NewsTwo drug smugglers killed by soldiers in Chiang Rai, drugs seized

    Two drug smugglers killed by soldiers in Chiang Rai, drugs seized

    Two drug runners have been shot and killed by soldiers in the Mae Sai district of Chiang Rai. They were shipping 600 kilograms of crystal methamphetamine (ice) which was seized in the operation. The men were killed during a gunfight between a group of drug runners and border police after the Pha The Muang military task force detected 15-20 men…

  • Crime NewsPhuket drug dealer arrested in Chalong with half a kilo of ice

    Phuket drug dealer arrested in Chalong with half a kilo of ice

    PHOTOS: Phuket Hot News A 35 year old Phuket man, Suwat Kaewtaworn, is currently in custody after being arrested yesterday with 521 grams (half a kilogram) of crystal methamphetamine. Suwat was arrested in front of a pharmacy on Chao Fah West Road in Chalong. Police found three bags of crystal methamphetamine (ice), two of them weighing 10 grams each and…

  • Thailand NewsOverturned truck was carrying 450 kilos of crystal meth

    Overturned truck was carrying 450 kilos of crystal meth

    PHOTO: Thai PBS World Police have seized about 450 kilograms of crystal methamphetamine (ice), with a street valued around 225 million baht – a major shipment of the illicit drug. The seizure followed a ten-wheel truck ending up on its side after crashing into a traffic island in Phetchaburi province on Friday night. The truck driver, 45 year old Adinan Laeha, and…

  • Pattaya NewsSattahip drug addict arrested and jailed after threatening wife and children

    Sattahip drug addict arrested and jailed after threatening wife and children

    PHOTO: Pattaya Mail Sattahip police have arrested a person with drug problems who allegedly threatened to kill his wife and two children. 39 year old Jarat Injom was found hiding in the bedroom of his Moo 4 village house where he had barricaded himself after 34 year old wife Sangwein Prasannet called police. The wife told authorities she’d been married to…