Police Bust Major Drug Agent Selling Methamphetamine Mixed with Collagen to Cut Costs and Boost Product Volume
Pak Kret police arrested a major drug dealer mixing methamphetamine with collagen to cut costs and increase volume for sale to entertainment venues across Thailand. The 24-year-old suspect from Chachoengsao confessed to the operation after
Pak Kret police arrested a major drug dealer operating a new form of methamphetamine mixed with collagen. The suspect confessed to mixing the drugs with collagen products to reduce production costs and increase product volume for distribution to entertainment venues nationwide.
At 1 p.m. on May 6, 2026, at the Nonthaburi Provincial Police Headquarters, Lt. Gen. Detchraphee Khongdee, commander of Nonthaburi Provincial Police; Deputy Commander Piyawut Kaewmanee; and other senior officers announced the arrest of 24-year-old Pongsathon from Chachoengsao Province. Seized items included collagen packets (37 packs containing 15 sachets each), 350 sachets of methamphetamine-collagen mixture, 1 drug press machine, 1.2 kg of loose methamphetamine, 179 methamphetamine tablets, 83.6 grams of ice, 220,668 methamphetamine pills, 65 bullets, and numerous scales and packaging equipment.
The arrest followed an investigation on May 5 that expanded from a Satun Provincial Court arrest warrant. Police connected the suspect to a previously arrested individual involved in a methamphetamine case. Officers discovered drug stashes at a condominium in Khlong Luang District, Pathum Thani Province, where the suspect led them to the hidden location.
Pongsathon confessed that all the drugs belonged to him. He would grind methamphetamine into powder, pack it into collagen product sachets, and distribute them to entertainment venues. He obtained the drugs from an acquaintance in Ayutthaya Province whose real name he did not know. He stored the drugs in a condominium room in Pathum Thani before mixing and distributing them.
The suspect mixed methamphetamine with collagen products to increase product quantity and reduce costs for agents to sell at entertainment venues nationwide. Deliveries were made to designated pickup locations, after which distributors would sell them further. The supply chain ran from Ayutthaya to storage in Pathum Thani, then to packing and distribution in Nonthaburi.
Initial charges include drug trafficking of a Category 1 controlled substance (methamphetamine) with intent to distribute. The suspect was handed over to Pak Kret Police for further legal proceedings, and investigation into his network continues.
