Drug Runner Caught at Red Light After GPS Mix-up
A drug runner was arrested at a red light in Maha Sarakham Province after GPS led him to the wrong location; police found 2,002 methamphetamine pills and discovered a cache of 2,000 more pills at the intended pickup site.
On July 10, officers from Khao Yai Police Station in Maha Sarakham Province were conducting patrols on Highway 2202 when they spotted a motorcyclist behaving suspiciously, with jerky arm and leg movements and unsafe swerving. Officers followed and stopped the rider at a red light, discovering 2 methamphetamine pills hidden in the motorcycle. The driver was identified as Ratchapol, 25.
Deputy Investigator Somphop Papain of Kantharawichai Police Station revealed that after finding the pills, officers expanded their investigation by checking the suspect's phone. They discovered contact with a drug dealing network and GPS coordinates for a drug pickup point. The suspect had ridden from Mueang District in Roi Et Province but entered the wrong location—Google Maps led him to Khaoyai Village in Kantharawichai District instead of the actual meeting point in Khao Village, Mueang Maha Sarakham District, causing him to get lost before encountering the officers.
Ratchapol stated he normally uses 10 pills daily but had only consumed 5 that day, causing hallucinations, anxiety, and restlessness. He was riding to the GPS coordinates to pick up methamphetamine when he took the wrong turn and was arrested.
Police later searched the actual drug cache location and discovered a black plastic package containing 20 bags of blue plastic-wrapped methamphetamine pills—2,000 pills total—buried beneath a tree near the Khao Village entrance in Mueang Maha Sarakham District. In total, police seized 4,002 methamphetamine pills.
