Police Seize 300kg of Ice in Major Drug Bust
Police arrested two drug traffickers and seized 300 kilograms of methamphetamine during an early morning operation in Chiang Rai on August 13, disrupting a smuggling network moving illegal substances into central Thailand.
At approximately 2:00 a.m. on August 13, 2025, the Chiang Rai Narcotics Suppression Unit, working with a Tak provincial task force and Border Patrol Police, arrested two suspects and seized about 300 kilograms of methamphetamine.
The operation began after officers received a tip from the public about a large trafficking network smuggling illegal substances into central Thailand. Officers tracked the network and discovered a drug transport operation using four vehicles: a green Honda City with Phayao license plate (KF 6691), a gray Toyota Yaris with Chiang Rai plate (KD 5400), a black Toyota Revo with Chiang Mai plate (YM 9282), and a Toyota Fortuner with Chiang Rai plate (KL 2626), along with a black Honda Wave 125 motorcycle (2 KK 1394, Chiang Rai). Each vehicle had different roles, such as surveillance and drug transport.
Officers tracked the convoy and intercepted them in Ban San Trai Ngam, Moo 5, Dong Mahawan Subdistrict, Wieng Chiang Rung District, Chiang Rai Province. They arrested two male suspects found in the main cargo vehicle and seized nine bags of methamphetamine weighing approximately 300 kilograms. The occupants of the other vehicles fled under cover of darkness.
The arrested suspects and seized drugs have been handed to the Chiang Rai Narcotics Suppression Unit for legal proceedings. Authorities are expanding the investigation to identify other network members and accomplices.
