Father Caught Using Methamphetamine At Roadside
Highway police arrested a 39-year-old man in Chumphon on August 18 after finding him using methamphetamine inside a parked pickup truck while his young child was present. Officers discovered 52 methamphetamine pills in his possession.
A 39-year-old man with a young child was arrested on August 18 after highway police in Chumphon discovered him using methamphetamine inside a parked white Isuzu pickup truck on Phetchkasem Road at kilometer 461.7 in Tha Sae subdistrict. Officers from Chumphon Highway Police Station became suspicious of the parked vehicle and found the man actively using drugs inside. During questioning, he appeared agitated and tearfully pleaded with police: "Don't arrest me, my child is still small."
According to his statement, the man had just finished work at a durian processing facility and was heading home when he became drowsy. He stopped the truck to use methamphetamine before continuing. Police found 52 methamphetamine pills in his possession. Under interrogation, he confessed the drugs were his own, purchased from an acquaintance named "Nai E" for 1,500 baht in Sui subdistrict. He admitted to having already used some of the drugs before police arrived. He faces charges of illegal possession of Category 1 drugs, drug use, and driving under the influence of Category 1 narcotics. He was handed over to Tha Sae Police Station for legal proceedings.
