Myanmar Drug Suspect Arrested in Luxury Rama 9 Condo
Thai immigration police arrested a Myanmar national wanted for drug trafficking in a luxury condo in Bangkok’s Rama 9 district. Officers seized assets worth about 10 million baht, including watches, designer bags and a Lexus, linked to a major Myanmar drug bust involving millions of meth tablets and kilos of heroin and ice. The suspect had entered Thailand on a family visa and is now under investigation for money laundering.
On October 4, 2026, Police Lieutenant General Nopasit Phunsawat directed Police Major General Thanit Thaiwatcharamas and Police Major General Sarawut Khonnoi to launch the operation. A team from the Immigration Bureau’s special operations unit, led by Police Lieutenant Colonel Komon Wannaboon and Police Lieutenant Ekwin Chiwmongkol, apprehended Aung Zaw Min Khant, also known as Aung So Min Khan, a Myanmar national, inside a luxury condominium on Rama 9. Authorities confiscated suspicious assets worth approximately 10 million baht for further investigation.
The arrest followed a request from Myanmar’s anti-narcotics agency and Thailand’s Office of the Narcotics Control Board. Myanmar authorities identified him as a key figure in a drug trafficking case. In Myanmar, officials at the Kyawe Tat Sone X-ray checkpoint had seized about 4.98 million methamphetamine tablets, 12.387 kilograms of heroin, and one kilogram of ice, valued at roughly 9.4 billion kyat, or about 150 million baht. The Meiktila District Court issued arrest warrant No. 11/2026 on February 9, 2026.
Immigration records show Aung Zaw Min Khant entered Thailand on December 31, 2025, aboard flight TG324 from New Delhi to Suvarnabhumi Airport, receiving permission to stay under the foreign family member provision. Joint investigation by the Immigration Bureau and the Narcotics Control Board traced him to the luxury condo in Rama 9, where he was arrested.
During the search, police found brand‑name watches, designer bags, and a Lexus vehicle bearing an auction plate. They also discovered he holds the title to another luxury unit in the same building, which he had rented out. In total, seized assets amount to about 10 million baht, suspected of being linked to drug offenses and money laundering. Officers have coordinated with the Anti‑Money Laundering Office to trace financial flows, expand the asset investigation, and identify any associates.
