Drugs
Drug-related news in Thailand, covering law enforcement crackdowns, legal changes, and trafficking cases.
- World News
Half a tonne of high grade compressed marijuana seized in NE Thailand
Thai border police have seized half a tonne of “high…
- Crime News
Ketamine seized last week in “biggest drug bust ever” contains only chemical cleaning agents
Whoops. After claiming that ketamine was seized in what Thailand’s…
- Thailand News
Thailand News Today | Bangkok exodus, Pattaya air pollution, Vaccine next month? | November 20
Last day of the week, and the second day of…
- Northern Thailand News
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,…
- Crime News
Police seize 45 million baht worth of heroin and methamphetamine from Hat Yai home
Police arrested a man on drug charges and seized 45…
- Crime News
Thai law on category II narcotics loosens up, allows sale and possession for research
Thai laws on category II narcotics like cocaine, morphine and…
- World News
Thailand News Today | The RCEP reset, Hotel Talkfest, Protesters to be arrested | November 16
First day of the week with another Thailand News Today,…
- Crime News
Hitman arrested over 14 year old cold-case murder in Pattaya of NZ businessman
An arrest has been made in a 14 year old…
- Crime News
Alleged drug dealers arrested after help from a stray dog
Police arrested 2 alleged drug dealers after a stray dog…
- Crime News
Burmese man busted with 20 kilograms of kratom
A Myanmar man has been busted with 20 kilograms of…
- Phuket News
Expat awaits trial for drug charges, mother in England worries and works to pay the bills
While 27 year old expat Louis Bentley awaits trial in…
- Thailand News
Symptoms improved for 70% of patients on cannabis treatment – Health minister
Thailand’s pro-marijuana public health minister boasts that symptoms have improved…
- Northern Thailand News
Police arrest “major drug dealer” in the Isaan region
Police say they’ve arrested a “major drug dealer” at a…
- Crime News
Police arrest man for allegedly hiring a 9 year old boy to deliver drugs
Police arrested a man for allegedly hiring a 9 year…
- Crime News
2 alleged drug traffickers killed in shoot off with task force officers
Special task force officers shot and killed 2 men suspected…
- Thailand News
100 locals surround police after drug suspect was fatally shot
Around 100 locals in the southern province Nakhon Si Thammarat…
- Crime News
Expat in Koh Samui Prison on drug charges, nearly $3,000 raised to get her out
A 21 year old South African woman is locked in…
- Northern Thailand News
4.4 million methamphetamine pills seized near Laos border
Police seized 4.4 million methamphetamine pills worth more than 400…
- Crime News
Man arrested for growing 108 cannabis plants in Samut Prakan
Police arrested an Argentinian man for growing cannabis at his…
- Phuket News
Gunman surrenders after holding Phuket woman hostage for 4 hours
A man who held a Phuket shopkeeper hostage at gunpoint…
- Crime News
Kratom a step closer to legalisation for medicinal use
Kratom, a plant known for its psychotropic and relaxing effects,…
- Crime News
Former prisoner, released after murder rap, re-arrested for possession of weapons, drugs
A routine checkpoint in Pattaya has led to the re-arrest…
- Crime News
Thailand farmers hope to grow and export cannabis by next year
Under a proposed law, Thailand farmers would be allowed to…
- Crime News
5 arrested in Pattaya with machine gun and crystal meth
Police arrested 5 people, including juveniles, who were allegedly carrying…
- Crime News
Former party-list MP candidate convicted of drug smuggling, sentenced to 50 years in prison
A former party-list MP candidate is sentenced to 50 years…
- Thailand News
Phuket police arrest 6 after finding large amounts of methamphetamine in raid
Phuket Provincial Police have arrested 6 people after finding large…
- Crime News
240 kilograms of marijuana found in truck after police chase, driver still on the run
Border patrol officers chased a pickup truck and seized 240…
- Northern Thailand News
Border police find 160 kilograms of marijuana hidden in fertiliser sacks
Border police found 160 kilograms of compressed marijuana near an…
- Crime News
Methamphetamine found in coconut milk cans, shipped from Thailand to Sydney
Thailand police are looking suspects who smuggled nearly a tonne…
- Crime News
Methamphetamine pills found in tamarind shipment addressed to South Korea
Methamphetamine pills were found stuffed in packs of tamarind, a…
- Crime News
Surat Thani police chase leads to drug bust
A police chase led officers to stop and search a…
- Northern Thailand News
Man arrested for allegedly trafficking 112 million baht worth of drugs
Police arrested a 50 year old man for allegedly carrying…
