2.5 tonnes of Ice seized in biggest drug bust in years
IN THE biggest drug seizure in years as much as 2.464 tonnes of crystal methamphetamine was found in a convoy of three vehicles in Ayutthaya with this leading to the dismantling of “Tata Tachileik” network, Amarin TV said last night (Feb. 20). Justice Minister Thawee Sodsong joined Deputy National Police Chief Pol. Gen. Prachuap […]
Read MoreBig lot of meth pills laced with sodium cyanide seized at border
IN A shocking discovery it was found that over 400,000 methamphetamine pills seized by a Thai navy team supported by some soldiers had been mixed with sodium cyanide turning them lethal as people who take them either get addicted or die, Naewna newspaper said this morning (July 6). Sodium cyanide is a poisonous compound […]
Read MoreDrug gangs selling meths at only 5 baht a pill in 3 Northeastern border provinces
DRUG barons have slashed the price of methamphetamine pills to only 5 baht each after weakening the composition with this low-priced variety now available at three Northeastern border provinces, Naewna newspaper said this afternoon (June 20). Col. Sivadol Yarklai, commander of Third Infantry Division and head of the drug suppression unit in the Northeastern […]
Read MoreLow-grade meth pills, cheaper than soft drinks, entering Isaan
DRUG lords are sending cheap methamphetamine pills costing less than 10 baht each with the precursor being insecticide into the Northeast with 10 million of these pills seized over the past week, TV Channel 7 quoted senior Surasak Montri Task Force officers as saying today (Feb. 26). Col. Suriwat Akkaporn-dechapong, head of 21st Ranger […]
Read MoreBig lot of meth pills seized from boat at Golden Triangle
A NAVY unit accompanied by Pha Mueang Task Force rangers intercepted a boat on Mekong river flowing through the Golden Triangle and seized around 6.4 million methamphetamine pills last night (Feb. 19), Naewna newspaper said today. Capt. Pakorn Maniam, chief of operations and news department, sent assault boats to patrol Ruak and Mekong rivers […]
Read MoreNew highly addictive substance mixed in meth pills: ‘Zero baht’ doctor
A DOCTOR who runs a free clinic in Krabi warned today (Feb. 5) that he has come across methamphetamine pills with a new highly-addictive substance mixed in them that leads to immediate addiction, Naewna newspaper said. Dr. Somkiat Kijthamachet, owner of Dr. Somkiat Clinic in Mueang Krabi whose is fondly called “Doctor Jaiboon, Zero […]
Read MoreNew type of meth pills found in latest drug bust
THE seizure of over 1.4 million methamphetamine (yaba) pills in northern Lampang province yesterday (Nov. 25) showed that they are a new type of the drug being darker and smaller with this indicating that they are more potent than before, Amarin TV said today. Provincial Police Region 5 Commander Pol. Lt. Gen. Piya Tawichai […]
Read MorePolice seize Ice hidden in instant noodles heading for Israel
CHIANG RAI police arrested a man just as he was about to send a parcel of instant noodles to Israel with bags of crystal methamphetamine (Ice) hidden in them totalling 990 grammes, Matichon newspaper said this afternoon (June 16). Pol Maj. Gen. Chinnawich Wichaithanaphat, head of the Chiang Rai Provincial Police, had assigned police […]
Read More750 grammes Ice seized at airport, 100,000 meth pills in Chiang Rai
TWO drug seizures took place over the past 24 hours with 750 grammes of crystal methamphetamine (Ice) found hidden in motorcycle parts at the airport while two bikers were arrested in Chiang Rai as they were transporting 100,000 methamphetamine pills, Matichon and TV Channel 7 said. The Airport Interdiction Task Force (AITF) found the 750 […]
Read MoreHmong gang held in seizure of 5 million meth pills
LAMPANG police seized 5 million methamphetamine pills from a pickup truck parked in the jungle after which chased and arrested a five-member Hmong hilltribe drug trafficking gang, Thai Rath newspaper said this afternoon (May 24). Pol. Lt. Gen. Prachuap Wongsuk, head of Region 5 police, and Lampang Governor Mr. Narongsak Osotthanakorn said at a press […]
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