Car Crashes After Fleeing Checkpoint, Yields 3 Million Meth Pills
Police in Phichit province seized over three million methamphetamine pills after a drug‑laden car fled a checkpoint, crashed into a tree, and was abandoned by its two occupants. The suspects fled on foot into nearby fields, prompting a large‑scale manhunt that has so far failed to capture them. Investigators are tracing the shipment’s route from northern Thailand and gathering forensic evidence to identify the broader network.
At 07:40 on 10 October 2026, Phichit Provincial Police Commander Pol. Lt. Gen. Thanarak Parameesa, Deputy Commander Pol. Col. Chuchiep Sithirat, and Pol. Col. Sakhsuthee Kamuon, chief of Wichirabarami Police Station, led officers to the scene after a white Honda sedan (license plate Khon Kaen 5292, Khon Kaen) attempted to evade a drug checkpoint on Highway 117 between Phitsanulok and Nakhon Sawan. The vehicle fled at high speed, lost control, and slammed into a tree, wrecking the car. Inside, officers discovered 15 sacks containing more than three million methamphetamine pills (yaba). The two suspects abandoned the vehicle and fled across a canal into surrounding farmland. Police from Phichit Provincial Investigation Bureau, Wichirabarami Police Station, the Special Operations Unit, and Region 6 Police fanned out to search the area but have not yet apprehended the suspects. Authorities said the drugs appeared to have been transported from the north, via Trat and Kamphaeng Phet provinces, intending to join Highway 117. Forensic officers are collecting fingerprints and other evidence to identify further members of the network.
