Police Seize 460 kg Ice in Lopburi Container Raid
Thai police raided a shipping container in Lopburi province and seized 460 kilograms of crystal methamphetamine with an estimated street value of hundreds of millions of baht. A 25-year-old man was arrested at the scene where he was counting the drugs using only a phone flashlight. Authorities believe the container served as a distribution hub for smuggling drugs from a neighboring country into Bangkok and surrounding areas.
Reporters stated that Pol. Maj. Gen. Sayam Boonsom, Deputy Commander of Provincial Police Region 1; Pol. Col. Pallop Aemla, Deputy Commander; Pol. Col. Thirachet Thammasuthee, Deputy Commander; Pol. Col. Worrasak Phisitbannakorn, Commander of Provincial Police Division 1; Pol. Lt. Col. Akkhaphop Tanprayoon; Pol. Lt. Col. Sakya Saengwan, Deputy Commander of Division 1; Pol. Lt. Col. Wichai Sanasakul, Superintendent of the Investigation Division of Provincial Police Division 1; along with investigation teams and officers from the Investigation Division of Provincial Police Division 1, jointly arrested Mr. Mew, aged 25, along with 460 kilograms of crystal methamphetamine inside a shipping container on Road No. 3333 in Mueang Lopburi District, Lopburi Province, on November 8.
The operation stemmed from narcotics suppression police (NSP Region 1) tracking intelligence that a large quantity of drugs would be smuggled from a neighboring country and stored in Mueang Lopburi for distribution nationwide. They surveilled suspects around the shipping container on Road No. 3333, identified as a distribution hub for Bangkok and surrounding areas.
NSP Region 1 officers observed the area was very dark, but inside the container people were counting items using only mobile phone flashlights, avoiding turning on lights. The officers revealed themselves and found Mr. Mew inside the container counting narcotics, leading to a search.
They seized 460 kilograms of crystal methamphetamine and took the suspect to the Investigation Division of Provincial Police Division 1, charging him with possession of Category 1 narcotics (ice/methamphetamine) with intent to sell without permission, an act for commercial purposes that causes distribution among the public and impacts state security or public safety. The case will be recorded and forwarded to the Provincial Police Region 1 for further legal proceedings.
