Two Arrested for Selling Drug-Laced Vapes in Bangkok
Bangkok police arrested two suspects selling drug-laced vapes through a LINE account, seizing ketamine, electronic cigarettes, and packaging materials from an apartment in Huamark District.
On September 15, 2025, Lieutenant Colonel Kongkriat Leetsithikul, commander of the Metropolitan Police Bureau's Narcotics Suppression Division, ordered an operation led by Major Kraiwit Saenthaweesuk and Lieutenant Colonel Krit Phipatthanapunsiri. Officers arrested Nopmas, 21, and Chatree, 33, at an apartment in Ramkhamhaeng Soi 60/2, Huamark District, Bangkok. Seized items included three tiger-head vapes, five disposable electronic cigarettes, approximately 46.86 grams of ketamine, 200 clear plastic bags for packaging, and two mobile phones.
Investigation revealed the suspects were operating under a LINE account called "aum," selling electronic cigarettes mixed with narcotics, particularly ketamine—substances spreading among teenagers and nightlife crowds. An undercover officer arranged to purchase three tiger-head vapes and five disposable e-cigarettes. When Nopmas arrived to collect payment and retrieve a black bag of merchandise from Chatree, officers moved in for the arrest.
A follow-up search of Nopmas's room uncovered ketamine hidden in various locations, totaling 46.86 grams, along with approximately 200 clear plastic bags used for dividing and selling portions. Nopmas admitted to receiving vapes and vape products from Chatree for resale, purchasing them at 1,200 baht per unit and selling at 1,400 baht each for a 200-baht profit. She obtained ketamine from an unknown supplier called "M" for 12,000 baht (approximately 50 grams), then portioned it into individual gram bags to sell at 300 baht each to friends at parties, expecting to profit around 15,000 baht before arrest.
Chatree confessed to purchasing the vapes from a supplier called "Joe" and passing them to Nopmas for a profit of only several hundred baht. Police charged both suspects with violating the Consumer Products Safety Committee's order banning the production and sale of baraku, electronic baraku, and electronic cigarettes; possession of unreported goods; and unlicensed sale of Category 2 controlled substances. Both remain in custody pending legal proceedings.
