Police from Metropolitan Police Division 6, working with military intelligence officers, have seized more than 1.4 tonnes of illegal drugs during a raid on a rented house in Kamphaeng Saen district, Nakhon Pathom. Three suspects were arrested and around one million methamphetamine pills were also confiscated. Authorities believe the drugs were being stored before distribution to buyers in inner areas of Bangkok.
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The operation was carried out under the direction of National Police Chief Pol Gen Kitrat Phanphet, along with senior officials from the Royal Thai Police and the Metropolitan Police Bureau. Officers from the Investigation Division of Metropolitan Police Division 6 and the Narcotics Suppression Unit launched the raid following an investigation that expanded from previously arrested drug customers.
Investigators discovered that a network had allegedly been transporting drugs from border areas and storing them in a rented house in Kamphaeng Saen district before distributing them across Bangkok and surrounding provinces. Acting on this intelligence, officers began surveillance of a property located along the Bang Len–Pathum Thani road in Wang Nam Khiao subdistrict.
At around 18:30 on 5 March 2026, officers observed two men outside the house carrying white sacks and behaving suspiciously. Police moved in to inspect them, but the men attempted to flee before being apprehended. During questioning, the two suspects admitted that drugs were hidden inside the property and that another man was guarding them inside the house.
Officers then searched the premises and arrested a third suspect. The three suspects were identified as Yutthaporn, 39, Phinyo, 35, and Chaiya, 29. A search of the house uncovered large quantities of drugs stored in white sacks on the ground floor.
Police seized 750 kilograms of ketamine, 665 kilograms of crystal methamphetamine (ice) and 1,000,000 methamphetamine tablets. The total weight of the seized drugs was more than 1,415 kilograms.
Officers also confiscated two vehicles and two mobile phones believed to have been used for communication and drug transport. During interrogation, the suspects reportedly admitted they had been hired to guard the house and wait for orders to divide the drugs into sacks for delivery to customers at various locations.
Each said they were paid 70,000 baht per job and had carried out the work twice previously, using the money for daily expenses. Police background checks also found that Yutthaporn had previously been involved in an assault case in 2008 in the Nakhon Chai Si police jurisdiction.
The suspects and seized evidence were handed over to investigators to face charges of jointly possessing and distributing Category 1 narcotics and Category 2 psychotropic substances with intent to sell for commercial purposes. Authorities said the activity contributed to the spread of drugs among the public. Thaitabloid reported that police said further investigations will continue in order to track down the organisers and wider network behind the operation.
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Adapted by ASEAN Now Thaitabloid 8 Mar 2026
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