3,980 ya ba pills and 1kg of ya ice seized in massive Phuket drug bust
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PHUKET: -- Phuket police have cracked a major drug ring on the island, seizing nearly 4,000 methamphetamine pills (ya ba) and around 1 kilogramme of crystal methamphetamine (ya ice) from five different drug dealers in the Phuket Town area on Saturday (October 19).

Following a tip off, Pol Lt Col Prawit Ang-chuan and his team headed to Sua Luang Lor 9, the Rama 9 Park, in Phuket Town, where they found Kanchit Luejai, aged 33, and Phatsarawan Udom, 29, both acting strangely. They were in possession of 10 ya ba pills each, and after questioning, led policemen to Ekkawut “Ou” Reuphet, aged 22.

Lt Col Prawit’s team then found Ekkawut at a gas station in Koh Kaew. When he saw police Ekkawut threw a bag on the ground, and tried to run away. He was arrested after police found 92.5 grams of ya ice in the bag.

The confession and “dobbing in” spiral continued when Ekkawut led police to two more drug dealers, Kietirat “Ae” Maliwan, 34, and Jakkrit “Krit” Nuanvijit, 22.

Both were arrested in their house in Thalang and it was here police found the biggest drug haul of the day – 1 kilogramme of ya ice and 3,838 ya ba pills.

Police found around 1 kilogramme of ya ice in a tea package, which was covered with a plastic bag and hidden in an empty paint bucket. Police also found multiple bags containing 3,838 pills in total.

Source: http://www.thephuketnews.com/3-980-ya-ba-pills-and-1kg-of-ya-ice-seized-in-massive-phuket-drug-bust-42495.php#news-alert

-- Phuket News 2013-10-23

Good work, but it would be much more impressive if they carried on up the food chain and busted one of the really big players for a change.

Yea, these guys really look like they were living the dream drug baron's life. The war on drugs; about as effective as the war in Afghanistan.

Massive??

No qualms about grassing on each other then!

Just another small drug bust on Phuket. There is no drug problem here. :)

great work Thai police, get this poison off the street and out of the reach of our children, young men and women and relieve us all as a community of the enormous damage these drugs do. Kudos where it is deserved, good policing BIB.

great work Thai police, get this poison off the street and out of the reach of our children, young men and women and relieve us all as a community of the enormous damage these drugs do. Kudos where it is deserved, good policing BIB.

It was a tip of.