ONCB Raids Loei and Chiang Khan, Arrests Seven Suspects
Thai narcotics officials raided Loei city and Chiang Khan, breaking up a drug network and arresting seven suspects. They seized over three thousand methamphetamine pills, a firearm, cash, gold and vehicles worth more than one million baht. Authorities also confiscated a pickup truck and two motorcycles linked to a major suspect and urged the public to keep reporting tips via hotline 1386.
The operation resulted in the arrest of seven suspects, confiscation of 3,643 methamphetamine tablets, one firearm, 34,500 baht in cash, a gold necklace, and several vehicles, with the total assessed value of seized assets reaching 1,045,000 baht. In addition, officers apprehended a major drug-network suspect named in a Loei Provincial Court warrant, seizing a pickup truck and two motorcycles valued at approximately 800,000 baht. Secretary-general Suriya Singkhon personally oversaw the follow-up investigation and urged officers to expand the probe to all related individuals to dismantle the drug network and lessen its impact on the community. The Office of the Narcotics Board continues to encourage the public to report drug-related tips through hotline 1386, assuring confidentiality for informants.
