Bangkok: The Bangkok Metropolitan Police Commissioner announced the seizure of a large batch of methamphetamine pills, totaling 4.7 million pills.
According to Thai News Agency, the operation was part of an effort to dismantle a major drug trafficking network. The breakthrough came after authorities received a tip-off about a ten-wheel truck transporting drugs from Chiang Mai province to customers in central Thailand.
Pol. Lt. Gen. Siam Boonsom, Commissioner of the Metropolitan Police, reported that the truck was monitored as it changed routes and drove along a secluded road near the Maharat Canal in Lopburi province. Suspecting a delivery attempt, police and military intelligence from the Royal Thai Army moved in to make the arrest.
The operation led to the arrest of Mr. Somjit, 41, who admitted it was his second time transporting drugs, earning 300,000 baht in his first attempt. Officers found ginger used to conceal the drugs and 21 sacks of methamphetamine pills, many of which were found floating in the canal. Mr. Somjit faces charges of possession of a Category 1 narcotic with intent to sell without permission.
The operation resulted in the confiscation of 21 sacks of methamphetamine pills, a white ten-wheel truck, and two mobile phones, with a total estimated value of 150,000,000 baht. Pol. Maj. Gen. Worawit revealed that the operation stemmed from a continuous investigation following an arrest in Sena District, Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya Province. The drug network reportedly disguised their transports with agricultural products to avoid detection, using stash points in the central region to distribute the drugs to Bangkok.