Five suspects nabbed in series of anti-drug operations

By Konkamon Aksondat 

 

Five drug suspects have been arrested following a series of anti-narcotics operations that saw two million methamphetamine tablets and large quantities of other drugs seized in a five-day period. 

 

About 9.40pm on Friday, police found bags containing two kilos of crystal meth, or “ice”, on the Ram-Indra Road in Bangkok’s Khan Na Yow district at about 9.40pm, following reports that a delivery would be made to a Bangkok drug dealer by a courier from the North. But no suspects were found.

Two days later, police arrested four drug suspects in an undercover operation in Chiang Rai’s Mae Sai district. There were allegedly had 200,000 methamphetamine tablets and about one kilo of crystal meth in their possession.

The suspects, who have been charged with having illicit drugs with an intention to sell, were identified as Arpay Hmeulae, 35, Saifon Kamjad, 22, Nitipong Phan-ngern ,26; and Mg Wai Yan Oo, 18. 

 

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Huge drug haul in five seizures in November

 

 

BANGKOK: -- Narcotics police have seized a huge haul of narcotics drugs worth about 277 million baht in street prices in five seizures during November 11-15.

 

The seized drugs include two million methamphetamine tablets, 13 kgs of Ice or crystal meth, 26,400 bottles of coughing syrup and 18 kgs of Krathom leaves. One car, two motorcycles and five smart phones were also confiscated from the suspects.

 

On November 11, narcotics police found two bags containing about two kgs of Ice left on the roadside of Ram-Inthra road in Kanna Yao district. No suspects were arrested.

 

On November 13, narcotics arrested four suspects, including a Burmese national, and seized 200,000 methamphetamine tablets and one kg of Ice in Chiang Rai. Two motorcycles were also seized.

 

On November 14, narcotics police seized 18 kgs of Krathom leaves hidden in six sacks from the roadside of a road in Muang district of Phatthalung province.

 

On November 15, narcotics searched postal parcels at a transport company in Bangklam district of Songkhla province and found altogether 26,400 bottles of coughing syrup worth about three million baht.

 

The coughing syrup when boiled with Krathom leaves will produce an addictive cocktail called 4 x 100 which is popular among youths in southern provinces.

 

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