Police Lance Corporal Caught with Methamphetamine in Vehicle Search
A police lance corporal in Kamphaeng Phet was arrested with 14 methamphetamine pills found in his vehicle after an informant tip led officers to his home on May 21.
On May 21, 2569, officers from the Kamphaeng Phet City Police Station arrested a man named Cha (surname withheld), age 52, at his residence in Nai Muang Subdistrict, Kamphaeng Phet City. The arrest followed an informant tip that drug use was occurring at the location. When police arrived, they found Cha about to get into his personal vehicle. Upon seeing the officers, Cha showed obvious signs of panic and nervousness, and attempted to hide something in the car. Officers immediately identified themselves and requested to search the vehicle.
During initial questioning, Cha confessed to consuming one methamphetamine pill earlier that morning and admitted that the items he tried to conceal in the vehicle were methamphetamine. Officers conducted a thorough search of the car and discovered 14 methamphetamine pills in a clear plastic bag wrapped in tissue paper on the driver's seat. The pills were seized as evidence.
Further investigation and questioning of the suspect's relatives revealed a shocking discovery: Cha is actually a commissioned police officer with the rank of Lance Corporal (Dab Tamruat), serving as a sergeant major at a police station in Kamphaeng Phet City's Muang District.
The arresting officers transferred Cha and the evidence to Pol. Maj. Pracha Thabanchong, an investigator at Kamphaeng Phet City Police Station, for further legal proceedings.
