Community Police Officer Found Dead in Suspected Suicide After Delivering Meth Pills for Testing

[Georgealbert]

 

Picture courtesy of Workpoint.

 

A senior Thai police officer has been found dead in a suspected suicide, just days after overseeing the transfer of more than 5 million methamphetamine pills to a forensic testing facility in Bangkok.

 

The body of Police Lieutenant Colonel Pongpol, a deputy investigator, was discovered hanging from a tree on the grounds of a hotel in Saensuk subdistrict, Mueang Chonburi district, on the morning of 23 July. The 44-year-old officer was found wearing only khaki trousers and had reportedly used a nylon rope to hang himself from a five-metre-tall tree.

 

Police and emergency services from Tri Khunatham Rescue Unit, along with a doctor from Chonburi Hospital, were called to the scene. His body has since been transferred to the Police General Hospital in Bangkok for autopsy.

 

Investigations reveal that on 20 July, Pol. Lt. Col. Pongpol had been assigned by his superior, Pol. Lt. Col. Pradoong, to oversee the secure transfer of 5,480,000 methamphetamine tablets, seized as evidence, to the Bangkok Forensic Science Centre. He was accompanied by seven junior officers: one police sergeant, one corporal, and five lance corporals.

 

The drugs were delivered on 21 July for official verification and counting, but how and why Pongpol later travelled to Chonburi remains unclear.

 

Crucially, the deceased officer had filed an official statement at Saensuk Police Station on 22 July at 21:25, just hours before his death. In the report, he noted that he had participated in the inspection of millions of methamphetamine pills and stated explicitly that, should anything happen to him, it would not be the result of intoxication or accidental exposure to drug fumes.

 

He further alleged that he had experienced serious disagreements with two to three of his subordinates during the counting and verification process. The note was signed and recorded by another officer, Pol. Lt. Col. Rawiphat Ma-iem and included a list of individuals present.

 

Authorities believe Pol. Lt. Col. Pongpol may have been suffering from severe work-related stress and interpersonal conflict, leading him to contemplate self-harm. It was also reported that his service weapon had previously been confiscated by fellow officers due to concerns about his mental wellbeing.

 

He left the Saensuk station shortly after making the statement, only to be found dead the following morning.

 

The Royal Thai Police have launched a formal investigation into both his death and the circumstances surrounding the drug evidence handling. They have not ruled out foul play, but initial findings point toward suicide driven by psychological distress.

 

 

  Adapted by Asean Now from Workpoint 2025-07-24

 

 

 

[blaze master]

13 minutes ago, Georgealbert said:

In the report, he noted that he had participated in the inspection of millions of methamphetamine pills and stated explicitly that, should anything happen to him, it would not be the result of intoxication or accidental exposure to drug fumes.

 

He further alleged that he had experienced serious disagreements with two to three of his subordinates during the counting and verification process. The note was signed and recorded by another officer, Pol. Lt. Col. Rawiphat Ma-iem and included a list of individuals present

 

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