Border Police Seize 580,000 Meth Pills in Udon Thani Bust
Border Patrol Police in Udon Thani arrested a 24-year-old man from Bueng Kan carrying 580,000 methamphetamine pills in a Toyota Vios. The suspect confessed he was hired by a Laotian contact to smuggle drugs from the border to Khon Kaen for 50,000 baht per trip and had made two previous deliveries. He faces charges for drug trafficking and driving under the influence of drugs.
On November 8, 2026, Pol. Maj. Gen. Wutthipong Yenjit, Commander of the 2nd Border Patrol Police Division, along with his officers, announced the arrest of a major drug smuggling network. They apprehended Mr. Natthaphong (surname withheld), age 24, from Bueng Kan province, along with a gray Toyota Vios bearing Bangkok license plates and 580,000 methamphetamine pills.
The commander stated that officers received intelligence about a large drug shipment using alternate routes through Udon Thani province. Surveillance teams tracked the target vehicle until locating it on Highway 2022 in Ban Kham Sa-nga, Moo 4, Na Kham subdistrict, Ban Dung district, Udon Thani. Officers moved in to search the vehicle and discovered the contraband in the rear cargo area.
During interrogation, the suspect confessed he was contacted by a Laotian national to transport drugs from Mueang district, Bueng Kan, to a client in Chum Phae district, Khon Kaen. He would receive 50,000 baht per successful delivery and admitted to having completed two prior runs before this arrest.
Authorities have initially charged him with possession of Category 1 narcotics (methamphetamine) with intent to sell, an act constituting commercial distribution that endangers public safety and national security, as well as driving with drugs in his system after a positive blood test.
