Delivery Driver Escapes Life Sentence After Finding 1.7 Million Meth Pills in Sofa
A delivery driver in Trang narrowly escaped serious legal trouble after discovering 1.78 million methamphetamine pills hidden inside sofas he was transporting from Chiang Mai, alerting police to the massive drug shipment.
A furniture transport worker narrowly avoided prosecution after noticing a sofa was unusually heavy and emitted a suspicious chemical smell during a delivery job from Chiang Mai to Trang province. According to Pol. Col. Yutthana Kaenjanchan, the discovery began when a conscientious delivery driver reported to Highway Police Division 335. The driver had previously transported durian from Chanthaburi to Lampoon and was seeking additional cargo work to avoid returning with an empty truck. A contractor in Prao District, Chiang Mai, offered him a 18,000-baht job to deliver sofas to Trang. Upon receiving the furniture, the driver noticed the sofas were abnormally heavy and detected a methamphetamine-like odor, prompting him to stop the vehicle along a road in Ban Pong Subdistrict and immediately alert authorities. Officers discovered three sacks containing 1.78 million methamphetamine pills concealed inside six sofas. Pol. Col. Yutthana confirmed that police are actively investigating and pursuing the drug trafficking network behind the shipment, while commending the conscientious driver for reporting his suspicious findings and enabling officers to intercept a massive drug haul.
