Kanchanaburi—At 3:30 PM, on December 12th, 2023, Thong Pha Phum police officers apprehended a couple smuggling amphetamine pills of over 50 million units through the Thong Pha Phum checkpoint in Kanchanaburi.

 

The alleged drug smugglers were publicly identified only as Mr. Pitiphan and Ms. Pornsiri. The truck couple drivers stashed illicit substances inside sacks supposed to contain plastic bottles, metal scraps, and similar products to avoid arrest, said Thong Pha Phum police.

It was reported that 50 million pills of amphetamines were the largest seizure ever in Kanchanaburi. Initially, the alleged drug smuggler couple were escorted to the Thong Pha Phum police station for legal processing.

 

By Kittisak Phalaharn

 

Full story: THE PATTAYA NEWS 2023-12-14

 

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3 hours ago, webfact said:

It was reported that 50 million pills of amphetamines were the largest seizure ever in Kanchanaburi. Initially, the alleged drug smuggler couple were escorted to the Thong Pha Phum police station for legal processing.

Got the driver but who was the drug baron?

If the driver was a gentleman, he would not have had his wife accompany him on this delivery.

2 hours ago, neeray said:

If the driver was a gentleman, he would not have had his wife accompany him on this delivery.

Married couples attract less attention than single males.

At street value (50-100 BHT?) that's a big stack of cash. Some luxury second hand cars for sale soon ? 

But for every one caught, how many get through.????

Also, they are f..kw..ts as there is a side road that goes through the town and avoids the checkpoint!!!! 😏😏😏😏

These shipments are coming into Thailand from Myanmar, this is what happens when your government sucks up to the illegally imposed Junta army in Myanmar who need this revenue to fund their murderous regime against the citizens. Myanmar has recently overtaken Afghanistan as the worlds biggest suppler of heroin and this will not cease until the illegally imposed military government are toppled, another convenient illegal revenue source to an illegal military leadership that have no principles or morals and fuelled by personal greed! 

 

If Thailands leaders had any thought for regional stability they would openly criticise the regime, cease all financial ties until the regime is toppled but because somewhere along the way this illegal drug money ends up in the pockets of people in higher places its allowed to continue. I wonder what really happens to these isolated seized shipments, do they really get destroyed and if so who oversees this, who would you trust in LOS to carry out this task given the widespread corruption here? 

 

I guess its no different to the global covid scam where many made millions & a few made billions at the expense of the people and the outcome is what we have now, the planet heading into a global recession! 

Edited December 14, 20232 yr by paul1804

Right in time for the festive season