Arrested suspect said he had been relying on police to be busy elsewhere with long-weekend traffic
Police seized 100 kilogrammes associated with crystal methamphetamine in Pattani on Fri and arrested the suspect who reportedly said he had evaded arrest after taking part in an even bigger drug run four a few months earlier in Phatthalung.
Drugs suppression police imprisoned Imron or Lan Sani, 39, of Phuket at a safety checkpoint in tambon Tha Kamcham of Nong Chik region, said Pol Style Roy Ingkapairote, the deputy national chief.
Officers seized the suspect’s pickup truck containing 100kg of crystal methamphetamine. Another pickup seemed to be seized after it was abandoned by a 2nd suspect.
The arrest was the result of a follow-up investigation launched after officers seized 279kg of crystal meth in Phatthalung upon March 31, said Pol Lt Style Sarayuth Sanguanpokhai, commissioner of the Narcotics Reductions Bureau (NSB).
Following the seizure and the arrest of some of the alleged smugglers in Muang district of the southern state, NSB investigators learned that the gang that they belonged was planning to smuggle a lot more drugs into the Southern during the current lengthy holiday period.
On Fri they spotted the pickup with its bed covered by a tarpaulin trying to avoid the Koh Mor Kaeng security checkpoint in Nong Chik and was able to stop it. Research online found five fertiliser sacks containing packages of crystal meth in the bed from the pickup.
During questioning, Mister Imron reportedly opened up that the drugs had been destined for a receiver in Narathiwat. This individual also told investigators that he had taken part in the Phatthalung operation, driving ahead of the vehicle carrying the 279kg of amazingly meth that was seized. At the time, he was able to flee.
This time, he had not been so lucky. The suspect said he previously chosen the long weekend because he believed police would be occupied directing traffic plus might not have time to lookup vehicles.
He told the particular arresting team that another pickup with Ranong licence plates had driven before his vehicle in order to the way. Officers afterwards found it left behind along the route but the operater had managed to run away, said Pol Luxury touring Gen Sarayuth.
The suspect was charged with colluding in unlawful possession of illicit drugs. He was handed over to law enforcement at the NSB sub-division 4 for legal action. The investigation is being extended in order to arrest those included and to seize resources of members from the drug gang, mentioned the NSB main