Officers from the Narcotics Suppression Bureau (NSB) arrested two Thai males and two Thai women near the Mekong River in the Isaan province of Nakhon Panom after the gang smuggled seven million meth drugs into Thailand and ready to deliver them into a 3rd country.
The NSB released the details of the drug bust on Tuesday, May 16 throughout a press convention at present. According to the report, an officer obtained a tip-off that the drug smuggling gang from a neighbouring country would ship medication into Thailand throughout the Mekong River on the evening of May 16.
Officers then monitored areas alongside the Mekong River on the border of Nakhon Phanom province and Sakon Nakhon Province till they noticed two suspicious pickup vehicles at 4am. The authorities followed the pickups till the automobiles parked inside a petrol station in the Domdej district of Kalasin province.
After they arrived on the petrol station, the NSB police moved in and arrested 4 suspects together with a forty one 12 months outdated man named Suriyan Promauan, a 35 year previous lady named Pala Channakorn, a 20 yr outdated man named Chinnawat Chamnarndee, and a 29 yr previous lady named Preeyaporn Chawida.
Upon looking the automobiles, police found 14 bags containing seven million methamphetamine pills.
Well respected were charged with possession of Category 1 narcotics (methamphetamine or “Yaba”) for trafficking functions, and spreading drugs among the public. Along with the detainees, the medicine and automobiles were handed over to the investigation officer for additional processing.
The NSB maintained it’s going to proceed to pursue and apprehend Thai drug traffickers who have fled to neighbouring countries. As for the seized medication, they are going to be despatched for examination to the related businesses, which include the Office of Narcotics Control Board, the Department of Medical Sciences, the Police Forensics Office, and the Forensic Science Institute. Once verified, the narcotics will be stored on the Ministry of Public Health for eventual destruction..