Two Buriram Farmers Arrested With 125 Meth Pills
Police in Buriram's Khu Mueang district arrested two farmers during a 60-day drug suppression operation, seizing 125 methamphetamine pills. The suspects, aged 58 and 39, claimed the drugs were for personal use to sustain energy for rubber tapping and rice farming, not for sale. Authorities remain unconvinced and have forwarded the case for prosecution.
On November 3, Khu Mueang District Chief Manut Namprateug launched a 60-day drug suppression operation, deploying officials to sweep targeted areas. They searched two villages: Ban Kok Sawang in Nong Khamar subdistrict and Ban Nong Dam in Ban Pae subdistrict, arresting two suspects — Mr. Chit, 58, and Ms. Khwansuda, 39 — along with 125 methamphetamine pills. Mr. Chit claimed the seized pills belonged to his daughter who was arrested last month, stating he only used them to relieve fatigue to continue working. Ms. Khwansuda testified she did not sell but only used the drugs for energy to tap rubber and farm rice, claiming she would be too exhausted to work without them. Officials initially detained both suspects for questioning at the district office before transferring them to Khu Mueang Police investigators for legal proceedings.
