Ketamine

  • Thailand NewsThai FDA warns against deadly vape liquid mixed with ketamine

    Thai FDA warns against deadly vape liquid mixed with ketamine

    The Thai Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued a warning about the dangers of Pot K, a vape liquid mixed with ketamine, which can be fatal. Selling this substance can lead to a prison sentence of up to 15 years and a fine of 1.5 million baht. This illegal product has become prevalent among nightlife enthusiasts. Dr Witit Srisuriyachayakul, Deputy…

  • Crime NewsTattoo artist arrested for ketamine dealing in Bang Lamung

    Tattoo artist arrested for ketamine dealing in Bang Lamung

    In an evening operation on November 8, Bang Lamung police arrested a young tattoo artist suspected of drug dealing. The arrest took place at a tattoo shop in the Bang Lamung district around 6pm, following a tip-off about a planned ketamine delivery intended for Pattaya’s nightlife scene. Police had set up surveillance around the shop and observed a man fitting…

  • Crime NewsPolice seize 87 million baht ketamine haul from abandoned truck

    Police seize 87 million baht ketamine haul from abandoned truck

    Police intercepted a six-wheel truck belonging to a drug trafficking gang, seizing over 291 kilogrammes of ketamine worth 87 million baht (US$2.6 million). The suspects abandoned the vehicle and escaped, prompting a forensic investigation to identify the culprits. Yesterday, October 7, police officers, led by Attapon Itthayophasakul from Huai Yai Police Station, coordinated with Thatchakorn Chaisit from the Chon Buri…

  • Thailand NewsMan caught smuggling 100kg of ketamine worth 100 million baht

    Man caught smuggling 100kg of ketamine worth 100 million baht

    Police in Sa Kaeo apprehended a man attempting to smuggle 100 kilogrammes of ketamine worth over 100 million baht from Cambodia into Thailand, claiming he believed he was transporting returned goods. Yesterday, July 4, at 6pm, a significant drug bust occurred at the Nong Ian Customs intersection, a permanent border checkpoint in Aranyaprathet district, Sa Kaeo. Commander of the Burapha…

  • Crime NewsBangkok cops uncover ketamine and cocaine in drug bust

    Bangkok cops uncover ketamine and cocaine in drug bust

    Police officers from Thonglor Police Station uncovered a stash of illicit drugs, including ketamine and cocaine-laced e-cigarette pods, at a condominium in Khlong Toei in a drug bust following a loud argument between a couple. Police officers from Thonglor Police Station responded to a disturbance report in the late hours of yesterday at a condominium in Khlong Toei. Upon arrival,…

  • Crime NewsBangkok crackdown nabs nine foreigners at drug party

    Bangkok crackdown nabs nine foreigners at drug party

    A group of nine foreign expats were remanded into custody on Friday when a police crackdown stormed a posh residence in the Saphan Sung district of Bangkok, where they discovered an ongoing drug-fuelled party. The crackdown was carried out under the leadership of the commanding officer of Bang Chan, Pol Col Siwat Sriwichai. The officer in charge and his brigade…

  • Crime NewsDelivery rider finds ketamine in phone box, alerts police

    Delivery rider finds ketamine in phone box, alerts police

    This morning, a motorcycle delivery rider in Samut Prakan, made a surprising discovery when he opened a package that was meant to be an empty mobile phone box, only to find it contained a sachet of the illegal drug ketamine. The delivery driver received a call through his employer’s service system, requesting the pick up of a package from a…

  • Crime NewsBangkok cops summon ‘meth head’ Bentley driver

    Bangkok cops summon ‘meth head’ Bentley driver

    A Bentley driver involved in an expressway collision that left eight people injured will face an additional charge after drugs were found in his blood. The suspected meth-head Bentley driver rammed into the back of a Mitsubishi Pajero in the early morning of January 29 National police chief Damrongsak Kittiprapas said yesterday that investigators must press additional charges against Suthat…

  • Pattaya NewsPolice bust 2 drug parties, arrest 43 teenagers

    Police bust 2 drug parties, arrest 43 teenagers

    Move over adults, it’s time for the kids to join in. After a series of high-profile raids on entertainment venues around Thailand, in part as a crackdown on drugs after the meth ties to the daycare centre killer, police busted two parties full of mostly teenagers in Chon Buri this week. Police officials announced that in the early hours of…

  • Crime NewsCustoms seizes 175 million baht of ketamine heading to Taiwan

    Customs seizes 175 million baht of ketamine heading to Taiwan

    In a huge drug bust, ketamine with a street value of 175 million baht was seized by customs officials in Bangkok, stopping the drugs from leaving the country. The officials recovered 50 kilogrammes of ketamine at Bangkok Port that were scheduled to be sent illegally to Taiwan. The Customs Department uncovered the criminal drug shipment at the port right before…

  • Crime News25 kilograms of ketamine in tea bags wash up on eastern Thailand beach

    25 kilograms of ketamine in tea bags wash up on eastern Thailand beach

    A package containing more than 25 kilograms of ketamine washed up on a beach in Trat province on Thailand’s eastern coast yesterday. A 65 year old woman was out collecting rubbish on the beach when she found what appeared to be 25 bags of Chinese tea tied together washed up on the shore. Upon closer inspection, the bags were filled…

  • Crime NewsPolice find drugs scattered at Bangkok restaurant New Year’s Party

    Police find drugs scattered at Bangkok restaurant New Year’s Party

    A New Year’s Eve party at a Bangkok restaurant ended with a bang last night as police raided the establishment and arrested 40 people for charges related to illegal drugs. Police officers arrived at the venue on Soi Ratchadanivet in Huai Khwang in the early hours of New Year’s Day and found drugs scattered around the place with attendees testing…

  • Crime NewsMen arrested at Bangkok airport for allegedly smuggling drugs valued at 95 million baht

    Men arrested at Bangkok airport for allegedly smuggling drugs valued at 95 million baht

    Two Pakistani men were arrested at Suvarnabhumi Airport on Monday for allegedly trafficking 30.6 kilograms of ketamine and 1.1 kilograms of heroin hidden in instant tea packages. Officers say the drugs had a street value of 95 million baht. The two residents of Karachi, who travelled to Thailand by an Emirates flight through the United Arab Emirates, were arrested for…

  • Thailand NewsBritish divers say they risked arrest for giving boys ketamine during cave rescue

    British divers say they risked arrest for giving boys ketamine during cave rescue

    Rescue divers who saved the 12 football players and their coach trapped in a flooded cave say they risked getting arrested for giving the boys ketamine to sedate them for the two and a half hour underwater journey out of the cave. The Sun reported that British divers Rick Stanton and John Volanthen say they warned that if any of…

  • Crime NewsPolice bust hotel party with ecstasy and ketamine, 59 arrested

    Police bust hotel party with ecstasy and ketamine, 59 arrested

    In the early hours of this morning in Bangkok, police arrested 59 young people in possession of illegal drugs and having an illegal party at a hotel in the Ram Intra area. The event was a birthday party, and 29 men and 30 women were in attendance and were arrested last night. Police from the Khok Khram police station, along…

  • Thailand NewsPolice arrest 21 in Thong Lor party: drugs, alcohol, and birthday cake found

    Police arrest 21 in Thong Lor party: drugs, alcohol, and birthday cake found

    Thong Lor has again made the news for people partying. Recently, police raided a hotel room in Thong Lor, Bangkok. They arrested 21 suspects for allegedly taking drugs and breaking the emergency decree that forbids groups from gathering. The Thong Lor police were alerted that a hotel room on Soi Sukhumvit 31 was full of people being loud and not…

  • Thailand NewsBangkok teenagers busted for party, drugs

    Bangkok teenagers busted for party, drugs

    Police have busted what Thai media is calling a “drug party” early yesterday morning in the Sai Mai district of Bangkok. They arrested 23 teenagers and “confirmed” 17 of them were using illicit narcotics. Locals had reported the teenager’s festivities citing fears that it could lead to a Covid-19 outbreak. When they arrived, police allegedly found almost 2 dozen teenagers…

  • Crime NewsWoman talks about the life of a Thai “pretty” after model’s death

    Woman talks about the life of a Thai “pretty” after model’s death

    Following the news of a model who died after working as a hostess at a Bangkok party, Thai media spoke with a woman, known in Thailand as a “pretty,” about what it’s like to work in the lucrative, yet shady Thai model entertainment industry where many work as hostesses at parties and events that often involve alcohol, drugs and sex…

  • Crime NewsThailand law enforcement gets new “laser” narcotics analysers

    Thailand law enforcement gets new “laser” narcotics analysers

    Thailand law enforcement will now use a new “laser” narcotics analyser to test suspicious substances and chemicals in major drug busts. It’s apparently a more accurate method to identify illicit drugs than the current colour test. The new portable drug test happens to come a few months after Thailand claimed to have seized 11.5 tonnes of ketamine in the “biggest…

  • Crime NewsPolice bust house party in Thong Lor, arrest 10 people on drug charges

    Police bust house party in Thong Lor, arrest 10 people on drug charges

    Police broke up what the Nation Thailand calls a “drug fueled rave” at a home in Bangkok’s Thong Lor area, arresting 10 people for allegedly possessing and consuming ketamine. The suspects, ages 21 to 51, also face charges for allegedly violating the Emergency Decree by holding a gathering that risks the spread of Covid-19. Thong Lor Police raided the home…

  • Crime NewsPolice arrest man suspected of producing ketamine drug cocktail linked to 11 deaths

    Police arrest man suspected of producing ketamine drug cocktail linked to 11 deaths

    In the ongoing investigation into the ketamine-based drug cocktail linked to 11 deaths in Bangkok, police arrested a man who allegedly mixed large amounts of narcotics to make the drug cocktail known as “K powdered milk.” Police say the cocktail is ketamine mixed with methamphetamine, heroin and pharmaceutical pills for anxiety and sleeping. 38 year old Taiwan national Chou Yi…

  • Crime NewsPolice shoot and kill man suspected of dealing “K-powdered milk”

    Police shoot and kill man suspected of dealing “K-powdered milk”

    A man suspected of selling the ketamine-based drug cocktail, which is said to be tied to at least 10 deaths in Bangkok, was shot and killed in a shootout with police in Nakhon Pathom, just west of the capital. The narcotic cocktail, known as “K powdered milk,” is ketamine laced with methamphetamine, heroin and the anti-anxiety medication diazepam, all crushed…

  • Crime NewsPolice arrest “prime suspect” in narcotics case linked to 10 deaths in Bangkok

    Police arrest “prime suspect” in narcotics case linked to 10 deaths in Bangkok

    Police arrested a man suspected of producing the ketamine-based illicit drug cocktail linked to at least 10 deaths in Bangkok. The man is also charged with attempted murder for allegedly shooting his girlfriend at a Bangkok apartment. Police say 33 year old Amornthep Chalermwat, known as Un Kiwi, fled Bangkok and was arrested in Phetchabun’s Bung Sam Phan district yesterday.…

  • Crime NewsPharmaceutical imports investigated after traces of diazepam detected in narcotics cocktail

    Pharmaceutical imports investigated after traces of diazepam detected in narcotics cocktail

    Pharmaceutical imports are being investigated after traces of the anti-anxiety pill diazepam were detected in the ketamine-based drug cocktail, known as “K powdered milk.” The narcotic cocktail is suspected of causing 7 deaths in Bangkok. The Food and Drug Administration oversees imports of diazepam, also known by the brand name Valium, and has been asked to send a list of…

  • Crime NewsOfficials say Thailand being used as transit hub for ketamine smuggling

    Officials say Thailand being used as transit hub for ketamine smuggling

    The Office of the Narcotics Control Board says Thailand is being used as a transit hub for gangs smuggling ketamine into the Kingdom from Taiwan and China. The drug is then destined for re-export to places like Hong Kong and Malaysia, where it can fetch high retail prices. However, use within Thailand is on the up too, with the ONCB…

  • Crime NewsNew illicit drug cocktail on Bangkok’s streets | VIDEO

    New illicit drug cocktail on Bangkok’s streets | VIDEO

    Watch the video here… WARNING: This article contains content related to drugs and drug use. A cocktail of narcotics known to police as “K powdered milk” or “K Nompong’ in Thai, is suspected to be linked to a number of deaths among young Thais in Bangkok. The “K powdered milk” is a mixture of ketamine, heroin, methamphetamine and a sleeping…

  • Crime NewsNational police investigate narcotic drug cocktail suspected of causing 6 deaths in Bangkok

    National police investigate narcotic drug cocktail suspected of causing 6 deaths in Bangkok

    The national police are investigating what they say is a new illicit drug cocktail suspected of being linked to 6 deaths in Bangkok on Sunday. While autopsy results declaring the cause of death have not been released yet, police say 6 people in Bangkok died on the same day apparently after consuming the drug mixture “K powdered milk.” National police…

  • Northern Thailand News500 kilograms of methamphetamine found hidden in phone booth call boxes

    500 kilograms of methamphetamine found hidden in phone booth call boxes

    Police found 500 kilograms of methamphetamine and other illegal drugs hidden in 154 phone booth call boxes at a home in the Isaan province Khon Kaen. Officers from the Narcotics Suppression Bureau raided the home yesterday and arrested 6 people who are suspected of being members of a major drug trafficking operation in the Northeast. Along with half a tonne…

  • Crime NewsThai police seize ketamine and heroin suspected to be trafficked to Taiwan

    Thai police seize ketamine and heroin suspected to be trafficked to Taiwan

    Police seized 300 kilograms of ketamine and 228 kilograms of heroin in a series of raids in Bangkok and Nonthaburi, a suburb just outside the city. Police suspect the drugs were awaiting shipment to Taiwan. The Thai Narcotics Suppression Bureau teamed up with Taiwan’s Central Criminal Investigation Bureau for the operation. Yesterday, police raided a warehouse in Nonthaburi, seizing 300…

  • Crime NewsPolice say they found a gram of ketamine in failed drug bust

    Police say they found a gram of ketamine in failed drug bust

    After a failed drug bust, mistaking around 12 tonnes of the cleaning agent and food additive trisodium phosphate for the drug ketamine, police are now saying that they did find a little ketamine. Just 1.2 grams. In November, police announced “Thailand’s largest ketamine drug bust,” saying they busted a major multinational drug network and seized $1 billion USD worth of…