Two Men Arrested With 100 Million Baht Drug Haul
Police arrested two men from Ubon Ratchathani with a 100-million-baht drug haul including heroin and methamphetamine at a checkpoint in Nakhon Phanom. Both suspects, recently released from prison, were hired to transport the contraband into
On August 7, 2025, at Nakhon Phanom Provincial Police headquarters, officials announced the arrest of two men in a major drug trafficking case. Police seized 280 heroin tablets and 94 methamphetamine pills valued at approximately 100 million baht, along with a vehicle worth 80,000 baht. The suspects, identified as Sanga and Adisorn from Ubon Ratchathani province, were stopped at a checkpoint near Na Kaeng subdistrict while attempting to transport the drugs into the interior.
The arrest followed intelligence that a drug trafficking network would smuggle narcotics from the border area in Tha Uthen district into Thailand. Officers set up a surveillance and interception operation, stopping the suspect vehicle at 2 a.m. on August 7. A search of the truck bed revealed five black packages containing the contraband drugs.
Both suspects were charged with possession and distribution of Class 1 narcotics without authorization for commercial purposes, as well as methamphetamine possession. Preliminary investigation revealed both men had prior drug convictions and had recently been released from prison. They were each hired to transport the shipment for 100,000 baht, with an advance payment of 40,000 baht for travel expenses. One suspect claimed he intended to use his payment for medical treatment. Police are continuing their investigation to identify and pursue the network's organizers and accomplices, and have vowed to intensify ongoing operations against border-area drug trafficking to prevent narcotics from entering the country.
