Mukdahan — Region 4 Police successfully intercepted a drug trafficking gang in the province of Mukdahan on Sunday, December 10th, seizing over 600,000 methamphetamine pills.

Acting on a tip, Region 4 Police stopped a white Mitsubishi Attrage sedan, registered in Bangkok, on Saturday night. The vehicle was travelling from the Don Tan district towards the Mueang Mukdahan district when it was pulled over.

 

During the search of the vehicle, officers found Mr. Daeng (pseudonym), 30, a resident of Mukdahan, driving the vehicle and Mr. Itthipon (pseudonym), 27, seated beside him. Three bags containing a total of over 600,000 methamphetamine pills were discovered in the car. Additionally, an unregistered Glock 19 handgun and 45 rounds of ammunition were found beneath the passenger seat.

 

Both suspects confessed to receiving the narcotics from an unidentified individual in the Tha Nam sub-district, Don Tan district, and were intended for distribution to customers in the Khon Kaen province and other Northeastern regions.

 

By Tanakorn Panyadee

 

Full story: THE PATTAYA NEWS 2023-12-12

 

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Never seems to be a shortage of gutter drugs!

2 hours ago, webfact said:

Region 4 Police successfully intercepted a drug trafficking gang in the province of Mukdahan on Sunday, December 10th, seizing over 600,000 methamphetamine pills.

...why nothing is said about the bundle of banknotes clearly visible on the table? i'd gladly pocket the dough  if i'm the only one noticing it

Those pills were probably home cooked from chemicals you can buy anywhere, this so called apprehension is a drop in a bucket...

 

Is that all that was left when the camera man got there??

5 hours ago, webfact said:

and 45 rounds of ammunition were found beneath the passenger seat.

The box in the OP image appears to contain 42.000