Border Patrol Police Region 2 have seized more than four million methamphetamine pills and arrested three suspects following a raid on a rented house used as a drug storage site in Mukdahan. The operation, announced on 14 March 2026, uncovered approximately 4,029,900 yaba pills packed in seven sacks, along with three vehicles and mobile phones believed to be connected to the trafficking network.
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The arrests were revealed at a press conference held at Border Patrol Police Company 234 in Muang district. Officials including Major General Wuttipong Yenjit, commander of Border Patrol Police Region 2, and Mukdahan governor Worayan Boonnaraj confirmed the detention of three suspects: Samanya Raksanit, Rasmithawit Thungsungnoen and Praphruek Chantri.
Authorities also seized two Isuzu pickup trucks, a Toyota Fortuner and three mobile phones during the operation. The suspects reportedly admitted collecting the drugs from an area near the border between That Phanom district and Muang district in Nakhon Phanom before transporting them to a rented house where they had been stored for about a month.
According to investigators, the drugs were being held while awaiting collection by another transport team that would distribute them deeper into Thailand’s interior. The raid was carried out at around 15:45 on 13 March 2026 after intelligence officers from Border Patrol Police Region 2 identified the property as a major drug storage location.
When officers moved in to search the house on Damrong Mukda Road, some suspects attempted to flee but were quickly detained. Police discovered the seven sacks of methamphetamine pills on the second floor of the building, which the suspects allegedly admitted belonged to them.
Two of the arrested men also told police that another individual known as “Pla” had transported the drugs in a black Toyota Fortuner bearing Chonburi registration. The vehicle had left the scene about 10 minutes before officers arrived.
Police tracked down and arrested the suspect later beside Racha Hotel in Nakhon Phanom. The man reportedly admitted driving the drugs to the rented house and said he had left to pick up his Lao girlfriend after unloading the shipment, adding that he was paid 40,000 baht per transport job.
Officials said the operation was part of the government’s intensified anti-drug policy under the national police leadership. Those arrested have been charged with jointly possessing Category 1 narcotics (methamphetamine) with intent to distribute for commercial purposes, an offence considered harmful to public safety and national security.
All suspects and seized evidence have been transferred to investigators at Muang Mukdahan Police Station for legal proceedings. Authorities from Border Patrol Police Company 234 are continuing to question the suspects in order to expand the investigation and identify additional members of the network.
SiamRath reported that police say efforts are now focused on tracking down the financiers and organisers believed to be behind the major drug trafficking operation.
Pictures courtesy of SiamRath
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Adapted by ASEAN Siamrath 15 Mar 2026