Police Seize 166kg of Crystal Meth from Malaysian Driver

On August 10, 2569, Deputy Police Chief Samran Nualma announced the arrest of a major drug trafficking network operating in Hua Hin District, Prachuap Khiri Khan Province, with coordination from local police. The case resulted from investigating small-scale drug dealers in the area, which led officers to discover a larger trafficking operation smuggling drugs from Suvarnabhumi Airport and staging them in Hua Hin for redistribution.

Police set up a checkpoint on Hua Hin Soi 8 after receiving information about a white BMW vehicle smuggling large quantities of drugs through the area. Officers intercepted the white BMW with Bangkok license plates when the driver attempted to evade the checkpoint and sped away. The vehicle was stopped near a convenience store in Hua Hin.

The driver was identified as a 20-year-old Malaysian national. Officers found multiple pieces of luggage inside the vehicle. The suspect claimed the bags did not belong to him and that he did not know the codes to open them. Police took custody of the vehicle and brought it to the checkpoint, where they conducted a search with the suspect's consent and discovered large quantities of narcotics inside the luggage.

The seized items included crystal methamphetamine weighing approximately 166 kilograms and one white BMW vehicle. Deputy Police Chief Samran stated that he has ordered Hua Hin Police Station to accelerate investigations into the entire drug trafficking network, including all involved parties and transporters. He emphasized that the large seizure reflects the ongoing attempts to smuggle drugs into Thailand, noting that Hua Hin alone seized 166 kilograms while Bangkok has seized up to 1,000 kilograms or one metric ton. He vowed to continue cracking down on and dismantling drug trafficking networks.