drug trafficking
- Bangkok News
Thai police swoop on drug network in Bangkok
Thai police announced a significant drug crackdown in Bangkok, seizing more than 7.8 million methamphetamine pills, 212 kilogrammes of crystal methamphetamine (Ice), and 340 grammes of ketamine. The busts, linked to the Ko Nimmitmai drug network, targeted operations supplying narcotics across Bangkok and surrounding areas. The arrests and seizures were detailed in a press conference held at the 191 Patrol…
- Thailand News
South Korean man arrested for drug trafficking and visa overstay
The Office of the Narcotics Control Board (ONCB) and the Immigration Bureau arrested a South Korean man in the Isaan province of Khon Kaen for overstaying his visa and trafficking drugs from Thailand to South Korea. Thai officials were instructed to withdraw visas and deport two South Korean nationals under an INTERPOL Red Notice. The two suspects are believed to…
- Crime News
Cockfighting passion leads to drug gang leader’s arrest in Thailand
The arrest of a major drug gang leader was facilitated by an unexpected element: a passion for cockfighting. Law enforcement officials in Bang Lamung apprehended three suspects and seized 107,360 methamphetamine pills, over 1 kilogramme of crystal methamphetamine, and two vehicles, with a total estimated value of 2.3 million baht (US$66,370). Police led by Navin Sinthurat, head of Bang Lamung…
- Crime News
Woman arrested in Samut Songkhram for drug possession
A woman in Samut Songkhram was arrested for drug possession after police found her in suspicious circumstances. The arrest took place after law enforcement received complaints about drug trafficking in the area, leading to a police operation. Police in Amphawa district, led by Kochanat Patthawichai, had been alerted to potential drug activities in Moo 6, Tha Kha subdistrict. Consequently, they…
- Crime News
Bangkok police arrest three for drug trafficking during Loy Krathong
A suspicious vehicle stop led to the arrest of three people accused of drug trafficking in Bangkok. Law enforcement discovered 3 kilogrammes of crystal methamphetamine and a firearm in their possession as they allegedly attempted to transport the drugs. Police officers from the Samae Dam Police Station set up a checkpoint as part of a crime suppression initiative during the…
- Thailand News
Canna-bust: British student’s drug-filled dreams go up in smoke
A British student’s high-flying ambitions came crashing down when his ill-fated bid to smuggle a suitcase brimming with cannabis from Thailand was thwarted. The desperate act was all in the name of funding his university education, a courtroom in Austria heard. The 29 year old mature student, travelling with his 24 year old girlfriend, was nabbed during a layover in…
- Bangkok News
British and Dutch men arrested in Bangkok for drug trafficking
Officers from the Office of the Narcotics Control Board (ONCB) arrested a British man and a Dutch man at a condominium in Bangkok yesterday for drug trafficking. They were found in possession of 210 grammes of ecstasy and over 37 grammes of cannabis. The ONCB officers held a press conference today, November 6, to provide details on the arrests of…
- Crime News
Drug gang’s truck crashes with 1.6m meth pills, suspects flee
A drug trafficking gang’s pickup truck, loaded with over 1.6 million methamphetamine pills, crashed after a tyre burst. The suspects fled into a nearby forest, prompting a police manhunt. At approximately 2.45am today, October 29, Chaiyachai Nathanakarn, the superintendent of Phatthana Nikhom Police Station, led a team to investigate a report from Chaiwat Kuntolthong, a local volunteer and assistant village…
- Crime News
Two women arrested with 120,920 meth pills from Laos in Loei
Two women were arrested after being caught with 120,920 methamphetamine pills in their vehicle. They confessed to having received the drugs from Laos and have been charged with possession of a Category 1 controlled substance. Today, September 27, in an operation aimed at tackling drug trafficking along the border, Yuttana Chokchai, Deputy Commander of the Loei Provincial Police, along with…
- Crime News
Police in Pathum Thani seize 80 kilograms of crystal meth, arrest two
Police in Pathum Thani province have apprehended two individuals suspected of drug trafficking and seized 80 kilograms of crystal methamphetamine along with firearms. Metropolitan Police Bureau (MPB) officers detained a 23 year old man, known only as Onn, after discovering 80 bags of crystal methamphetamine and two sachets of ketamine concealed in his Isuzu MU-X pickup. The arrest occurred on…
- Pattaya News
Pattaya: South Korean drug suspect caught with heroin syringes
A South Korean man, previously deported from Thailand, was caught sneaking back into the country and living in Pattaya for weeks, with heroin syringes found scattered in his apartment. The shocking arrest raised eyebrows, with questions swirling about his alleged involvement in drug trafficking. The suspect, 42 year old South Korean national Hun Chon, was deported from Thailand in 2017…
- Thailand News
Phuket drug suspect nabbed in mangrove forest hideout
A Thai man wanted on serious drug charges was finally captured today after being tracked down to a remote mangrove forest in Pa Khlok subdistrict, Thalang district, Phuket. A police investigation team from Thalang Police, supported by local patrol officers, swooped in on the suspect’s hideout. The high-stakes raid, led by Police Lieutenant Colonel Suchart Luecha, Inspector of Investigation at…
- Crime News
Thai police seize 66 million baht in anti-drug operation
Thai police intensified their crackdown on drug trafficking in the northern region, launching Operation Cut the Fire at the Start to dismantle two significant methamphetamine networks, arrest four individuals, and seize assets worth 66 million baht. The collaborative effort involved the Office of the Narcotics Control Board (ONCB), military, police, and civilian forces, along with the Attorney General’s Office. They…
- Crime News
Thai police seize massive drug haul after high-speed chase
Thai police successfully arrested members of a drug trafficking gang, seizing a massive haul of narcotics, after a high-speed chase involving gunfire. The gang attempted to flee but their vehicle was eventually disabled, leading to their capture. Chada Thaiset, Deputy Minister of Interior, along with Uthai Thani Governor, Kittirat Phanphet, Deputy Commissioner of the Royal Thai Police, and regional officials,…
- Thailand News
Police seize nearly 2 million meth pills in Saraburi drug bust
Saraburi Highway police intercepted a drug trafficking operation, seizing nearly 2 million methamphetamine (meth) pills from a pickup truck in Nong Khae district, Saraburi province. Officers patrolling Highway 2044 near Raphiphat Canal noticed a suspicious grey pickup truck on Tuesday, August 20. When signalled to stop, the driver sped away, eventually abandoning the vehicle in Chonprathan Soi 1 and fleeing…
- Crime News
Police seize over one million methamphetamine pills in Sakon Nakhon
Police in Sakon Nakhon Province seized over one million methamphetamine pills, thanks to a tip-off from locals. The seizure took place yesterday, August 21, at the Border Patrol Police Division 23 headquarters, where officials reported the details of the operation. On the previous day, Border Patrol Police Companies 235 and 236 received intelligence about a drug trafficking operation. The traffickers…
- Crime News
Thai forces seize 130,000 meth pills after clash with traffickers
A fierce clash between Thai forces and a drug trafficking gang led to the seizure of over 130,000 methamphetamine pills. The confrontation occurred at 9.40am yesterday, August 6, near the Khao Hua Lon passage in Ban Nong Tao, Mon Pin Subdistrict, Fang District, Chiang Mai Province. The Pha Dam Command, under the Chaiyanuphap Task Force, was conducting a patrol to…
- Pattaya News
South Korean man arrested in Pattaya for transnational drug trafficking
Police yesterday arrested a South Korean man in Pattaya for transnational drug trafficking after finding him smuggling drugs from Thailand to South Korea. The South Korean drug control division recently arrested Thai and South Korean drug smugglers at Incheon International Airport in Seoul, seizing 600 grammes of ketamine during the process. The suspects confessed that they had smuggled drugs into…
- Crime News
Chiang Rai officials seize six million meth pills, arrest two suspects
Officials in Chiang Rai intensified efforts to intercept drugs along the northern border, resulting in the arrest of two suspects and the seizure of six million methamphetamine pills, along with a pickup truck and a large motorcycle. Narit Thavornwong, Commander of the Drug Suppression and Prevention Command, yesterday, July 30, revealed that enhanced measures have been implemented along the borders…
- Thailand News
Police arrest Laos-linked drug trafficking couple, 13,000 meth pills
Police officers arrested a couple in Ubon Ratchathani involved in a drug trafficking network from Laos, seizing over 13,000 methamphetamine pills they were transporting across provinces on a motorcycle. Police from the Border Patrol Police 227 Ubon Ratchathani, in collaboration with the Highway Police and Khong Chiam Investigation Unit, today, July 18, received a tip-off about a drug delivery by…
- Thailand News
Checkpoint bust: Kanchanaburi police seize pills and heroin stash
Police in Kanchanaburi yesterday arrested a drug trafficker at a checkpoint for smuggling 20,000 methamphetamine pills and 17 kilogrammes of heroin. The man confessed to transporting the drugs for a friend’s nephew in exchange for motorcycle repair costs. Police set up a checkpoint on the Thong Pha Phum-Sangkhla Buri route after receiving a tip-off about a grey Chevrolet transporting drugs…
- Thailand News
Officer injured in Chiang Mai drug bust as suspect flees
An early morning drug bust operation in Mae Taeng district, Chiang Mai led to an exchange of gunfire, leaving one officer injured. Police managed to seize a significant amount of heroin and methamphetamine after a suspect abandoned a motorcycle and fled. At 4.30am today, July 9, the rapid response unit of the Border Patrol Police Company 335 initiated a checkpoint…
- Thailand News
PM Srettha orders ‘X-ray’ ops to sniff out drug abusers
To combat the narcotics epidemic, Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin launched an aggressive nationwide crackdown on drug abuse and trafficking. Dubbed the “X-ray” operations, this initiative aims to root out drug abusers and dismantle trafficking networks across the country. Government spokesperson Chai Wacharonke declared that drug abusers will be sent to rehab centres, while traffickers will be arrested and face justice.…
- Thailand News
Police seize one million meth pills in Chiang Mai operation
Police and paramilitary forces in Chiang Mai intercepted a drug trafficking operation, seizing one million methamphetamine pills and launching a manhunt for the suspects. The operation took place yesterday when officers from multiple agencies coordinated their efforts to target a notorious smuggling route. Officers from the Fang Drug Suppression Unit, in collaboration with the 3201st Paramilitary Ranger Company, the Phamuang…
- Thailand News
Police apologise after drug chase causes distress to family
Police in Plaibang issued a formal apology to a family after a dramatic drug chase led officers to fire a gun, causing great distress to a grandmother and her six year old granddaughter. The incident unfolded when the suspect’s car crashed into the family’s wall. Officers from the Plaibang Police Station in Nonthaburi were chasing a suspect involved in drug…
- Thailand News
Thai blaze: Narcotics go up in smoke on international anti-drug day
To mark the International Day Against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking, Thailand incinerated over 20 tonnes of confiscated narcotics valued at a staggering 6.45 billion baht yesterday, June 26. The vast quantity of drugs, primarily methamphetamine, was seized from 41,800 cases, underscoring the country’s relentless war on drugs. Public Health Minister Somsak Thepsutin stated that this destruction is part of…
- Thailand News
Meth haul worth millions seized after dramatic car chase
A dramatic car chase ended in the arrest of a suspect and the seizure of a large quantity of methamphetamine at a temple. The suspect attempted to flee but was apprehended before he could escape. At 8am today, June 25, military forces from the 4th Cavalry Company of the Chaiyanuphap Task Force, Phamuang Force, announced the capture of a significant…
- Crime News
Police arrest two in Chiang Rai over meth smuggling in avocados
Police captured two agents linked to smuggling 1.5 million methamphetamine tablets disguised in avocado boxes, connected to a previous seizure involving pineapples. The operation, led by Chiang Rai police, resulted in the arrests of 28 year old Sunittra and 29 year old Watthana. Police received information on a significant drug trafficking operation from the Mae Chan district, with drugs being…
- Thailand News
Sting op: Police seize 12 million meth pills in beekeeping crates
Officers from Li Police Station intercepted a major drug smuggling operation, seizing 12 million methamphetamine pills, the largest drug bust in a decade. The drugs were hidden in beekeeping crates in an attempt to deceive the police. Officers yesterday, June 13, led by Vicha Kanthasuk and Piya Angkul Kattanyu, with Songwun Saengkham and anti-narcotics police, set up a checkpoint at…
- Thailand News
Phayao police seize 7.6 million meth pills in drug bust
Police in Phusang, Phayao, intercepted a vehicle suspected of drug trafficking and discovered 31 sacks containing 7.6 million methamphetamine pills, the driver managed to escape. Authorities are intensifying surveillance and investigation efforts to apprehend those involved. Police, led by Tikhawut Bunditchusakul, Chief of Phusang Police Station, a team of investigators and the Provincial Narcotics Suppression Unit, yesterday received intelligence about…
