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  • Thailand NewsThai police intercept 400kg meth haul at Mukdahan City Hall

    Thai police intercept 400kg meth haul at Mukdahan City Hall

    Thai narcotics suppression officers intercepted four dealers allegedly attempting to smuggle 400 kilogrammes of methamphetamine (meth) at Mukdahan City Hall. The operation took place at 8.05pm on Wednesday, July 31, with the illicit substances intended for transport to Central Thailand. Officers revealed that intelligence indicated a group would deliver illegal drugs at the Mukdahan City Hall parking lot. Upon arrival,…

  • Thailand NewsThai police seize assets worth over 2 billion baht in massive raid

    Thai police seize assets worth over 2 billion baht in massive raid

    In a crackdown on a notorious transnational drug network, the Narcotics Suppression Bureau has seized assets worth over 2 billion baht. The network, involved in smuggling drugs from neighbouring countries into Thailand, has been dealt a significant blow. Assistant National Police Chief, Police Lieutenant General Samran Nuanma, revealed at a press conference on Friday that the bureau had intensified its…

  • Crime NewsThai police seize 1.1 tonnes of crystal meth in just one week

    Thai police seize 1.1 tonnes of crystal meth in just one week

    Southeast Asia‘s synthetic drugs trade is booming with Thai police seizing over one tonne of crystal meth (“Ice”) in just one week. Police displayed the fruits of their hard work – 1.145 tonnes of seized methamphetamine disguised as Chinese tea – at the Narcotics Suppression Bureau in Bangkok yesterday. The crystal meth was produced in neighbouring countries and smuggled into…

  • Thailand NewsPolice chief admits Thailand is an epicentre of drugs trafficking

    Police chief admits Thailand is an epicentre of drugs trafficking

    The Narcotics Suppression Bureau (NSB) admitted yesterday that Thailand has become the epicentre of drug trafficking in Southeast Asia. The NSB acknowledged the claim after several high-profile drug trafficking cases were made known in the public domain and highlighted by the recent arrest of a Chinese couple trying to mail heroin to Australia with a street value of about US$500,000,…

  • Crime NewsAlleged major drug trafficker arrested in Songkhla, 54 million baht in assets seized

    Alleged major drug trafficker arrested in Songkhla, 54 million baht in assets seized

    A 50 year old alleged major drug trafficker has been arrested in in the southern province Songkhla after 30 raids were conducted in the hunt for him yesterday. Officers also seized over 54 million baht worth of his assets. The raids came following tips from two drug suspects who were caught in early November at a checkpoint in Chumphon, where…

  • Crime NewsNarcotics police detail November busts and shootout case

    Narcotics police detail November busts and shootout case

    The month of November has been a fruitful one for narcotics police, with 7 cases netting 12 arrests, 200 kilogrammes of marijuana, 300 kilogrammes of crystal meth, and 6.4 million meth pills. Narcotics suppression officials announced the totals today and gave new details of the most prolific case which ended in a shootout but confiscated 6 million meth pills last…

  • Crime NewsNarcotics Suppression Bureau makes 2 large drug busts, methamphetamine pills and marijuana seized

    Narcotics Suppression Bureau makes 2 large drug busts, methamphetamine pills and marijuana seized

    In 2 recent cases, the Narcotics Suppression Bureau made 2 sizable drug arrests. 5 suspects were arrested and 5.4 million methamphetamine pills and about 600 kilograms of marijuana were seized. In the first bust in the Singburi province, located in central Thailand, 3 suspects were arrested: 40 year old Sittipol Charoensang, 40 year old Tua Charoenpai, and 32 year old…

  • Thailand NewsGold shop owner arrested for money laundering 30 million baht

    Gold shop owner arrested for money laundering 30 million baht

    In a simultaneous raid of multiple locations around the Kanchanaburi province, police arrested a gold shop owner suspected of laundering money for drug smugglers. The Phet Thong Sap Thawee Lae Nalika Thong Thae Yaowarat gold shop in Muang district was raided by police and military and assets totalling about 30 million baht were impounded. The 32 year old shop owner…

  • 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…

  • 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 News2 million methamphetamine pills found in parked truck

    2 million methamphetamine pills found in parked truck

    Police found more than 2 million methamphetamine pills in a truck parked at petrol station at Prachuap Khiri Khan’s Bang Saphan Noy district. Police are still looking for the driver. The Narcotics Suppression Bureau alerted local police about a truck in the area suspected of trafficking drugs. Police spotted a truck that matched the description and saw it turning in…