Police Seize 1.6 Million Yaba Pills on Mekong Riverbank
Police seized 1.6 million yaba pills hidden in fertilizer sacks along the Mekong River in Chiang Rai during a Nov. 4 patrol, with no suspects found.
On November 5, at the Chiang Khong boat station, the Mekong River Peacekeeping Unit in Chiang Khong district, Chiang Rai province, Pol. Col. Sutthi Khet Srinilthin, Deputy Commander of the Border Patrol Police, together with Lt. Col. Unthi Musikanan, Commander of the Mekong River Peacekeeping Unit, and Pol. Capt. Thanakorn Ritjoho, Chief of Chiang Khong Boat Station, announced the seizure of 1,600,000 yaba pills. The operation stemmed from a patrol at 8:00 PM on November 4 by the Mekong River Peacekeeping Unit to prevent and intercept drug smuggling near the Ban Thai Charoen crossing, Moo 8, Muang Yai subdistrict, Wiang Kaen district, Chiang Rai. During the patrol, they discovered eight green fertilizer sacks placed in a suspicious area. Upon inspection, each sack contained approximately 200,000 yaba pills, totaling about 1.6 million pills. Officers coordinated to search and secure the surrounding area but found no perpetrators or additional illegal items. The evidence was then seized and sent to Wiang Kaen Police Station for legal proceedings and further investigation to trace those involved.
