Troops Seize 1 Million Meth Pills in Mekong River Border Bust
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On October 31, the Royal Thai Army's 2nd Army Region, together with the Narcotics Suppression Unit (Region 24), Surasakmontri Task Force, 1st Control Brigade (3rd Infantry Division), 235th Border Patrol Police Company, and local security units conducted patrols in target areas after receiving intelligence about a drug smuggling operation entering That Phanom district, Nakhon Phanom province.
Around 5:00 AM, officers discovered suspicious packages along the Mekong River bank at Ban Na Tham, Phra Klang Thung subdistrict, That Phanom district. Upon inspection, they found Category 1 narcotics (methamphetamine/yaba) packed in 10 sacks totaling approximately 1,000,000 pills. The smuggling network is believed to have detected the operation and fled before officers reached the location.
All evidence was secured at the 235th Border Patrol Police Company for detailed inventory before being transferred to the Phra Silathong Police Station for legal proceedings. No suspects were apprehended during the seizure. This operation is part of ongoing efforts to intercept drug trafficking along the Mekong River border to prevent narcotics from entering the country's interior.
