Police Announce Month-Long Drug Crackdown Results: 63 Million Methamphetamine Pills Seized, 5 Tons of Ice Confiscated, 442 Million Baht in Assets Frozen
Police seized 63 million methamphetamine pills and 5 tons of crystal meth during a month-long nationwide drug crackdown ending April 27, arresting nearly 15,000 suspects across 16,283 cases.
On April 27, 2025, at the National Police Office, Deputy National Police Chief Pol. Lt. Gen. Krisada Kanchanalonkorn, acting as deputy chief of the Narcotics Suppression Center, reviewed nationwide drug suppression operations and announced results from the tenth nationwide drug network encirclement and search operation of 2025, conducted between March 28 and April 27, 2025.
The operation resulted in 16,283 drug cases with 14,875 suspects arrested and 1,071 additional arrests on outstanding warrants.
Seized controlled substances included: 63 million methamphetamine pills, 5,336 kilograms of crystal methamphetamine (ice), 937 kilograms of ketamine, 94 kilograms of heroin, 200 ecstasy pills, 346 firearms, and 5 explosive devices. Police also seized 11 million baht in cash and froze approximately 442 million baht in assets connected to drug trafficking.
Pol. Lt. Gen. Krisada called on all units to integrate intelligence and deploy specialized equipment such as portable X-ray machines provided by the Narcotics Suppression Bureau to prioritize reporting significant drug cases through proper command channels.
Deputy National Police Chief Pol. Gen. Samran Nualma has directed all agencies to intercept drug trafficking in border areas around Bangkok and in southern Thailand. Officers are monitoring and searching suspicious persons and vehicles engaged in drug trafficking from neighboring countries. Smugglers are concealing drugs in shipping containers with items like batteries and electrical equipment, using pickup trucks, taxis, cargo trucks, fuel tankers, and passenger vans with hidden compartments. Other methods include ant-colony style transportation via buses, trains, and postal services from northern and northeastern border provinces to Bangkok, southern Thailand, and the surrounding areas. Malaysian networks also transport drugs using Malaysian-registered vehicles and public transportation.
Citizens who spot drug-related crimes can report to the narcotics hotline at 191 or 1599, available 24 hours daily.
