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  • Thailand NewsChiang Rai cops needle out 126kg heroin in Mae Sai drug bust

    Chiang Rai cops needle out 126kg heroin in Mae Sai drug bust

    A significant drug bust occurred in Chiang Rai yesterday where police seized over 126 kilogrammes of heroin following a confrontation between a task force and a drug smuggling group near the Mae Sai border. Police Colonel Anuwat Panyanant, Commander of the Task Force Thap Chao Tak, Pha Mueang Force, announced the details of the operation during a press conference. The…

  • Thailand NewsNigerian returning from Thailand nabbed with massive heroin haul

    Nigerian returning from Thailand nabbed with massive heroin haul

    In a dramatic crackdown on drug smuggling, operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have apprehended a Thailand returnee at Lagos’ Murtala Muhammed International Airport in Nigeria, unmasking a heroin haul worth over 3.2 billion Nigerian nairas (approximately 65 million baht). The suspect, Oguejiofor Nnaemeka Simonpeter, a 29 year old mechanical engineering graduate, was caught red-handed attempting to…

  • Crime NewsThai cops seize 24.5 kilos of heroin hidden in pickup fuel tank

    Thai cops seize 24.5 kilos of heroin hidden in pickup fuel tank

    Police apprehended 58 year old man for smuggling a huge stash of heroin hidden in a pickup truck’s fuel tank. He admitted to being paid 80,000 baht by a Burmese agent to transport the drugs. Police conducted the arrest following intelligence reports indicating an impending drug smuggling operation from the Sangkhlaburi district border into Thailand. The operation involved a grey…

  • Crime NewsPolice seize heroin worth 198 million baht in Nong Khai

    Police seize heroin worth 198 million baht in Nong Khai

    Police in Nong Khai seized 19 kilogrammes of heroin concealed in facial foam tubes, destined for Australia, with the successful delivery potentially worth up to 198 million baht. Five suspects, four Thai nationals and one Laotian, were apprehended. At 2pm yesterday, September 18, in a press conference held at the Nong Khai Immigration Office, Major General Piya-anant Tosakulwong, along with…

  • Crime News139 kg of heroin seized in Bueng Kan, valued at 280 million baht

    139 kg of heroin seized in Bueng Kan, valued at 280 million baht

    Success in the No Place for Drugs operation in Bueng Kan was announced by Police Lieutenant General Sarayut Sa-nguanphokai, the Commander-in-Chief, alongside relevant agencies. The initiative led to the seizure of 139 kilogrammes of heroin valued at 280 million baht. Bueng Kan investigative police, in collaboration with other officers, initiated an investigation into a drug smuggling network based on information…

  • Thailand NewsPolice bust heroin smuggling gang after high-speed chase

    Police bust heroin smuggling gang after high-speed chase

    The Thai authorities apprehended a transnational heroin smuggling gang after a high-speed chase ended with the suspect’s vehicle crashing into a roadside forest. Police discovered 380 bars of heroin weighing 139 kilogrammes with an estimated street value of 280 million baht. At 9.30am yesterday, senior police officials held a press conference at the Region 4 Provincial Police headquarters, announcing the…

  • Crime NewsThai teen admits ownership of heroin in hospital scandal

    Thai teen admits ownership of heroin in hospital scandal

    A 14 year old boy became the centre of a legal turnabout when he admitted that the heroin found in a ziplock bag belonged to him, claiming it was for a first-time sniffing. His confession came after an incident involving the boy being physically assaulted by the director of Mongkutwattana Hospital, Doctor Rianthong Nanna, who had also stripped him of…

  • Thailand NewsFrom Down Under to Bangkok Hilton: An Aussie woman’s harrowing tale

    From Down Under to Bangkok Hilton: An Aussie woman’s harrowing tale

    An Australian woman who spent seven gruelling years in a Thai prison for heroin trafficking revealed the appalling conditions she endured in the so-called Bangkok Hilton. Holly Deane-Johns, then 29, was caught trying to mail a parcel of heroin to her family in Perth. Facing the death penalty, she was instead sentenced to 31 years in the infamous Lardyao Women’s…

  • Thailand NewsTaiwanese and Thai nationals charged for heroin smuggling

    Taiwanese and Thai nationals charged for heroin smuggling

    Taiwanese aviation police have cracked down on an international drug cartel smuggling heroin which involved one Taiwanese and four Thai nationals. The cunning scheme involved smuggling a whopping 36.644 kilogrammes of heroin into Taiwan, with an eye-watering value of over US$3.1 million (approximately 113 million baht), as disclosed in a press release by the Aviation Police Bureau (APB) yesterday. According…

  • Thailand NewsSakon Nakhon headman caught in 9 million baht heroin bust

    Sakon Nakhon headman caught in 9 million baht heroin bust

    In a major drug bust, authorities in Bueng Kan Province apprehended three individuals, including a prominent subdistrict headman from Sakon Nakhon, for smuggling nearly 10 kilogrammes of heroin. The arrest took place yesterday afternoon at a border patrol police company in Bueng Kan, following a covert operation led by the local law enforcement and border patrol units. The suspects were…

  • Thailand NewsChinese man arrested at Bangkok airport with 3,000 grammes of heroin

    Chinese man arrested at Bangkok airport with 3,000 grammes of heroin

    Airport Interdiction Task Force (AITF) officers at Suvarnabhumi International Airport in Bangkok arrested a Chinese man who attempted to smuggle 3,000 grammes of heroin into Australia. The drugs were concealed in books and powder bottles. The Thai Narcotics Control Board Office (ONCB), stationed in China, reported the drug trafficking plan involving a suspicious Chinese man to the AITF. Further investigation…

  • Thailand NewsCeramic doll statues conceal 20 million baht heroin haul in Thailand

    Ceramic doll statues conceal 20 million baht heroin haul in Thailand

    Mueang Nong Khai police uncover a stash of heroin bars worth over 20 million baht hidden within innocuous Chinese ceramic doll statues. At a press conference held on Monday, February 12, authorities revealed the seizure made at the First Thai–Lao Friendship Bridge, Nong Khai. According to police reports, the alarming find unfolded when two Lao nationals arrived at the checkpoint…

  • Thailand NewsChiang Rai police seize nearly two million meth pills in major drug bust

    Chiang Rai police seize nearly two million meth pills in major drug bust

    In a massive crackdown on drug trafficking, Chiang Rai Police Force seized nearly two million meth pills in two major cases. From October 1, 2022, to July 19, 2023, the Region 5 Provincial Police intercepted more than 90 million meth pills and confiscated property worth 453 million baht. The announcement was made today, by a team comprising senior officers from…

  • Crime News3 Thais arrested in 100 million baht heroin smuggling scheme bound for Australia

    3 Thais arrested in 100 million baht heroin smuggling scheme bound for Australia

    Thai police arrested three people today for their alleged involvement in an international heroin smuggling operation. The operation, led by the Crime Suppression Division (CSD), seized 32 kilograms of heroin intended to be transported to Australia. The estimated street value of this sizable seizure stands at around 100 million baht. The perpetrators were arrested in three provinces across Thailand: Nakhon…

  • Phuket NewsPhuket’s narcotic crackdown: Two arrested with meth, heroin in Pa Khlok

    Phuket’s narcotic crackdown: Two arrested with meth, heroin in Pa Khlok

    Within the scope of the ongoing narcotic crackdown spearheaded by Thalang Police of Phuket, two people have been arrested, one carrying more than 700 methamphetamine pills colloquially known as Yaba, crystal meth (ya ice), and a small volume of heroin. Nikhom, known as Nas, a 45 year old resident of Phang Nga, was apprehended yesterday in a rented establishment in…

  • Crime NewsThai customs seize 32kg heroin in pain relief plaster shipment to Australia

    Thai customs seize 32kg heroin in pain relief plaster shipment to Australia

    Thai customs authorities seized 32 kilograms of heroin worth over 200 million baht hidden in pain relief plasters destined for Australia. The discovery occurred at the X-ray Centre and Customs Technology Bureau at the Bangkok Port Klong Toey today. Relevant officials are now investigating the individuals involved in the smuggling attempt. The drugs were concealed inside boxes of well-known pain…

  • Crime NewsElderly Swedish man attempts to smuggle 3kg of heroin into Thailand

    Elderly Swedish man attempts to smuggle 3kg of heroin into Thailand

    An elderly Swedish man who was arrested at an airport in Zimbabwe with 3 kilogrammes of heroin bound for Thailand earlier this month appeared in court yesterday. On April 8, detectives from Zimbabwe’s CID Drugs and Narcotics Harare received information that 71 year old Hans Arne Ingemar Pettersson was in possession of drugs that he intended to smuggle to Thailand…

  • Crime NewsThai Customs at Bangkok airport nab over 107 million baht of heroin bound for Hong Kong

    Thai Customs at Bangkok airport nab over 107 million baht of heroin bound for Hong Kong

    Thai Customs officials at Bangkok’s Suvarnabhumi Airport on Monday intercepted a drug shipment bound for Hong Kong, discovering over 43 kilogrammes of heroin hidden in hill tribe garments. The illicit drugs were estimated to be worth 107.5 million baht. According to Patchara Anultasilp, director-general of the Thai Customs Department, officials grew suspicious of 29 boxes destined for Hong Kong, which…

  • Crime NewsThai police seize 30 kilograms of heroin bound for Hong Kong hidden in puppy pads

    Thai police seize 30 kilograms of heroin bound for Hong Kong hidden in puppy pads

    Thai authorities seized a sizeable 30 kilograms of heroin yesterday in Samut Prakan province, just north of Bangkok, believed to be headed to Hong Kong. Police arrested a Hong Konger and a Thai national during the raid. Officers from the Office of the Narcotics Control Board (ONCB) raided a house in the Kanchanaphisek 39 area of Samut Prakan to find…

  • Thailand NewsPolice on the prowl for heroin suspect who escaped from Kanchanaburi station

    Police on the prowl for heroin suspect who escaped from Kanchanaburi station

    Police are on the prowl for a runaway heroin suspect who escaped from a station in Kanchanaburi province. The suspect, 20 year old Saksit ‘Phet’ Nongkum, escaped from Phanom Thuan police station on Saturday, Thai media reported. Phet escaped after he was taken out of his cell for further questioning. He asked to get a drink of water in front…

  • Crime NewsThree woman caught smuggling heroin from Thailand into India

    Three woman caught smuggling heroin from Thailand into India

    Three women were arrested at a hotel in Itarsi, India, with 200 million rupees’ – or 87.8 million baht’s – worth of heroin on Saturday. The women allegedly smuggled the heroin into the Indian city of Bengaluru from Thailand via an international airline, according to India’s Narcotics Control Bureau. The woman managed to get the heroin through both Thai and…

  • World NewsUS arrests 3 Thais, yakuza chief for planning to supply missiles to Burmese rebels

    US arrests 3 Thais, yakuza chief for planning to supply missiles to Burmese rebels

    US authorities revealed yesterday that they have arrested three Thai men and a Japanese yakuza organised crime leader in New York City on April 4 – 5. The men are accused of trafficking heroin and methamphetamine, as well as attempting to acquire surface-to-air missiles for rebel groups in Myanmar and Sri Lanka. Takeshi Ebizawa, Sompak Raksaranee, Somphop Sigsiri and Suksan…

  • Crime NewsHong Kong officials seize heroin hidden in canned fruits imported from Thailand

    Hong Kong officials seize heroin hidden in canned fruits imported from Thailand

    Hong Kong’s Custom Department arrested two suspects on Monday after finding 22 kilograms of heroin in canned fruits shipped from Thailand. The cargo was delivered to a seaport in Hong Kong last Thursday and was declared as 40 boxes of canned rambutan and lychee. Officers searched the shipment and found that more than 72 cans from three of the boxes…

  • Thailand NewsTwo Thai suspects in Taiwan’s largest heroin bust on record arrested in Pathum Thani

    Two Thai suspects in Taiwan’s largest heroin bust on record arrested in Pathum Thani

    In the largest heroin bust in Taiwan on record, two Thai men were arrested yesterday for allegedly hiding hundreds of kilograms of heroin in lumber shipments and trafficking the drugs to Taiwan. Late last month, officers in Taiwan’s New Taipei City reported that they found over 446.8 kilograms of heroin, with a street value of around 6 billion baht, hidden…

  • Crime NewsMen arrested in Australia over July’s major heroin bust in Thailand

    Men arrested in Australia over July’s major heroin bust in Thailand

    Two Australian men who allegedly conspired to smuggle more than 300 kilograms of heroin from Thailand to their home country were recently arrested by Australian Federal Police. AFP say one of the suspects is “one of the nation’s most significant organised crime threats” and is designated as an Australian Priority Organisation Target, or APOT. Back in July, Thai customs officials…

  • Crime NewsTruck stopped in Chiang Mai with methamphetamine and heroin

    Truck stopped in Chiang Mai with methamphetamine and heroin

    A driver was arrested at a military checkpoint in Chiang Dao district of Chiang Mai with a truck full of heroin and crystal methamphetamine pills. The Isuzu pickup truck was stopped and searched and found to be carrying over 1.2 million meth pills as well as about 8.75 kilogrammes of heroin. At a press conference today, the commander of the…

  • Thailand NewsThailand’s Teflon MP denies he is “ready” to be the next Thai PM

    Thailand’s Teflon MP denies he is “ready” to be the next Thai PM

    Thammanat Prompao for Thai PM. Huh?! The Palang Pracharat ‘fixer’, and former guest of the Australian prison system, is crying ‘fake news’ over a social media post saying that he’s “ready and waiting” to be offered the top job in Thai politics. Palang Pracharat is the majority coalition party in the current Thai government. The Agriculture and Cooperatives minister, and…

  • Crime NewsPolice nab 600kg heroin drug bust, year’s biggest in Northeast

    Police nab 600kg heroin drug bust, year’s biggest in Northeast

    The largest haul of heroin in Thailand’s Northeast region this year was intercepted today when authorities impounded 600 kilogrammes of compressed heroin in Nakhon Phanom. The chief of Provincial Police Region 4 confirmed that the stash with a street value of at least 2 billion baht was seized late last night by local police in possession of a suspected drug…

  • Crime NewsMore than 300 kilograms of heroin en route to Australia seized at Chon Buri port

    More than 300 kilograms of heroin en route to Australia seized at Chon Buri port

    More than 300 kilograms of heroin hidden in paint buckets was seized from a shipping container at a major port in Chon Buri just as it was about to be sent to Australia. Thailand’s Justice Minister ordered authorities to work with foreign agencies to investigate transnational drug trafficking with routes in Thailand after the May drug bust in Australia involving…

  • Crime NewsNarcotics Control Board announce recent drug busts, heroin and cocaine sent by mail

    Narcotics Control Board announce recent drug busts, heroin and cocaine sent by mail

    In Thailand’s ongoing crackdown on transnational drug trafficking, police seized heroin hidden in a photo frame in a package destined for Australia, and in a separate case, seized cocaine hidden in mascara tubes from a package sent to Thailand from Costa Rica. In the first drug seizure, 470 grams of heroin were hidden in a photo frame in a package…