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Police intercepted a major drug shipment of 500kg of crystal methamphetamine, known as "ice," in Chumphon before it reached its southern destination.

 

On 19th May, intelligence from an informant prompted police to act on information that a drug trafficking gang was moving methamphetamine from Chiang Rai to the south via vehicles.

 

Responding swiftly, officers from Division 4 laid in wait along the Petkasem Road heading south, ready to intercept the convoy.

 

Upon reaching the Chumphon vehicle checkpoint, officers identified and stopped the suspects. The driver, Mr Anupong, along with Mr Jirapong, exhibited suspicious behaviour.

 

A thorough search followed, and an x-ray of the truck with registration 74 6945 from Samut Prakan revealed a concealed stash of 500 kilograms of ice hidden inside a sealed compartment.

 

Both men were charged with the distribution of a class 1 narcotic (methamphetamine), a commerce-motivated act impacting public safety and national security.

 

They, along with the seized drugs, were handed over to the Narcotics Suppression Bureau for further legal proceedings.

 

  Adapted by ASEAN Now from Daily News 2025-05-20

 

 

 

Well done, keep up the good work

Great news!

 

let me tell you, here in the South it's flooded with meth pills and all kinds of cheap drugs. I mean totally flooded! 

many families are facing this, our relatives, most distant ones, all have at least 1 person in the house addicted, causing problems, stealing, not wanting to work, leaving their kids. This cousin of ours abandoned his 5 year old girl for meth, luckily the girl is taken care by the grand mother.

 

It's destroying Thailand.

6 hours ago, webfact said:

The driver, Mr Anupong, along with Mr Jirapong, exhibited suspicious behaviour.

A sudden need to use the bathroom?

6 hours ago, webfact said:

Upon reaching the Chumphon vehicle checkpoint, officers identified and stopped the suspects. The driver, Mr Anupong, along with Mr Jirapong, exhibited suspicious behaviour.

Hardly surprising seeing as how they the majority of Asia's ice in the back of their truck and know they have a pending visit to the tiger forever or maybe make it into the death chamber (rare these days so might have to get used to a room with 20 other people in and fish head soup until they drop of this mortal coil)

Great news, hope there's a death sentence for these people.

What a contrast. Only two lawmen photographed with 500kg of Ice compared to the Aussie busted at Suwanabumi for attempting to export 22kg of Ice which rated a full lineup of officials and a video.

18 minutes ago, Watawattana said:

Great news, hope there's a death sentence for these people.

Not so certain that executing the drivers will do much to cut the head off the beast, 

Drugs are destroying our world .

1 hour ago, madone said:

Not so certain that executing the drivers will do much to cut the head off the beast, 

No, of course, hasn't ever fully worked anywhere in the world.  But it might help to persuade the driver to divulge the next rung up the ladder.  And so on.

 

But of course, all those rungs are easy to replace.  It's a desparate situation.

 

I don't have an answer; anyone on the forum have one?  

 

The best progress that I know of was made by Duterte, and he ended up getting politicked to the ICC by Marcos.  And now Marcos is back the drugs are returning back to what they were before.  The world could fix this if it wanted, but it doesn't.

9 hours ago, webfact said:

from Chiang Rai

which is generally the case.  Nong Khai, Chiang Mai, Mae Hong Song....all the normal culprits.

 

Chiang Rai to Chumpon isn't close.    

 

We need to protect our borders... .Let's build a....................   oh, nvm