Police Seize 161 kg Ice, 70 kg Heroin in Bangkok
Police in Bangkok arrested two suspected drug traffickers known as 'Moth Nam Sai' and 'Sa-jo Khanom Wan', seizing over 160 kilograms of ice, 70 kilograms of heroin, large quantities of methamphetamine, ketamine and ecstasy tablets, plus a firearm and ammunition. The suspects, aged 46 and 48, confessed to obtaining the drugs from Ayutthaya and Lopburi and distributing them in the Sai Mai and Kukot areas for a fee of 150,000–200,000 baht per deal. They now face multiple narcotics and firearms charges.
On October 16, 2069, Pol. Lt. Gen. Siam Bunsom, Pol. Maj. Gen. Panyang Aermla, Pol. Maj. Gen. Teeradet Thammasutee, Pol. Maj. Gen. Worasak Pissitthammbang, Pol. Col. Sakya Saengwan, Pol. Col. Witthai Sonnakul and their teams arrested Chakkraphan, alias 'Moth Nam Sai', 46, and Yanathip, alias 'Sa-jo Khanom Wan', 48. Seized were about 161 kg of ice, 280,000 meth tablets, 3 kg of ketamine, 90,000 ecstasy tablets, 70 kg of heroin, a long gun with 71 rounds of ammunition, and a black Toyota Fortuner with license plate 7KS 5820 Bangkok. The arrests took place in a village on Sukhaphiban Road, Sai Mai District, Bangkok, and continued to a village in the Kukot area of Pathum Thani Province. Police said the suspects had been distributing drugs bought from Ayutthaya and Lopburi, storing them in Sai Mai, and selling them in the suburbs for a fee of 150,000–200,000 baht per transaction. Both have prior records for drug use and trafficking, having recently been released from prison. They face charges of possessing Category 1 narcotics for sale, possessing Category 2 psychotropic substances (ketamine) for sale, and illegal possession of firearms and ammunition. They have been transferred to the Narcotics Suppression Bureau for prosecution.
