Man arrested, big drug haul seized after Chiang Rai checkpoint chase

[rooster59]

Man arrested, big drug haul seized after Chiang Rai checkpoint chase

By The Nation

 

A suspected drug mule was arrested and 4.8 million methamphetamine pills and 978 kilograms of crystal meth or “ice” were seized after two pickup trucks sped through a road checkpoint in Chiang Rai early Saturday.

 

Army rangers made the arrest after giving chase from the checkpoint in Ban Sai Kad village in Tambon Tab Tao in Chiang Rai’s Thoeng district.

 

The rangers caught up to the two pickups in Ban Rak Paen Din in the same tambon.

 

Laopo Saefa, 46, a hill tribe man, was arrested after his pickup plunged into the ditch. The driver of the other truck fled on foot into the dark forest after abandoning it at the forest edge.

The rangers from the 31st Ranger Regiment Pha Muang Taskforce signalled the two drivers to stop as they approached their checkpoint at 2:30 am Saturday, but the vehicles sped through. 

 

The drugs were found in the back of the two pickups.

 

Source: http://www.nationmultimedia.com/detail/breakingnews/30351437

 

 

-- © Copyright The Nation 2018-08-04

[sirmud63]

that was just the decoy , while the big shipment went thru unnoticed .

oldest trick in the book . 

[Vacuum]

53 minutes ago, sirmud63 said:

that was just the decoy , while the big shipment went thru unnoticed .

oldest trick in the book . 

What book? Why would they want to lose 4.8 million methamphetamine pills and 978 kilograms of crystal meth or “ice”, when they could have done the "decoy" just by paying the drivers of the pickups, without any drugs,  to not stop at the checkpoint?

Edited August 4, 2018 by Vacuum

[thaiguzzi]

8 hours ago, rooster59 said:

4.8 million methamphetamine pills and 978 kilograms of crystal meth or “ice

That is a lot of drugs.

Even for NW Thailand/Golden Triangle and 2018.

Somebody's gonna be pi$$ed...

[Andrew65]

He ain't gonna be seeing the hills or his tribe for a V long time.

 

Sad.

[rodney earl]

Far from being sad. I think it is great, another idiot drug runner/dealer caught.!!