Huge hauls in four drug busts in Chiang Rai
The Nation



CHIANG RAI: -- Police seized 100 kilograms of ice worth Bt100 million in Chiang Rai's Chiang Saen district early yesterday morning, while three other drug busts in Mae Sai, Phan and Muang districts yielded a total of 4.2 kilograms of heroin and 162,000 yaba pills.

In Chiang Saen, police chased two pick-up trucks that tried to flee from a checkpoint at 1am and managed to stop one by shooting one of its tyres. However, the two suspects on board managed to flee, leaving behind four sacks filled with 100kg of crystal meth or ice. Police later stopped the other truck and arrested the two people onboard.

Commander of Narcotics Suppression Division 3 Pol Maj-General Phanudet Boonruang said it is suspected that the ice was smuggled by a Hmong drug gang from a neighbouring country. The haul is believed to be worth Bt100 million on the street.

Separately, the police announced three drug busts in Chiang Rai that yielded 4.2kg of heroin and 162,000 yaba pills.

In the first case, a man from Myanmar was arrested along with 4.2kg of heroin while delivering it in front of a local school in tambon Mae Sai. In the second case, three men were arrested in Muang district for having 102,000 yaba pills and three guns and ammunition in their possession. In the third case, a 20-year-old man was arrested in Phan district for trying to smuggle 60,000 yaba pills on a bus to Nakhon Sawan.


-- The Nation 2014-05-20

Nice one lads, get the drugs and fiddle money in before you have to report to the army.

Does this mean the boys in brown will be selling drugs instead of stopping motorscooters onbent accusations?

Too bad it is just the tip of the ice berg

I assume this is all for domestic consumption no for export to USA, Europe, Australasia. Either way it shows an insatiable demand for drugs and many ruined live and a lot of rich middle men.

Maybe time to legalize Cannabis world wide ( Is it any worse than alcohol or cigarettes ) which would make it cheap and should lead to a lower crime rate and less demand for hard drugs

Isn't Chang Rai a redshirt stronghold - I'm very surprised they let this sort of thing go on under their "Noses"

images.jpgIsn't Chang Rai a redshirt stronghold - I'm very surprised they let this sort of thing go on under their "Noses"

This is all cross border stuff from Myanmar where the factories are, Chiang Rai just happens to be on the route to Bangkok.

images.jpgIsn't Chang Rai a redshirt stronghold - I'm very surprised they let this sort of thing go on under their "Noses"

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