PUBLISHED: 22 Apr 2025 at 03:30
About 13. 2 million meth tablets have been seized in two distinct activities against drug traffickers in the North, the Justice Ministry and Narcotics Suppression Bureau announced in a press event yesterday.
The press conference was led by Justice Minister Pol Col Tawee Sodsong and deputy federal police captain Pol Gen Prachuap Wongsuk.
On April 7, officials in Chiang Dao region in Chiang Mai received a tip-off about a drug trafficking effort through the city. A day later, they spotted a cautious vehicle heading towards a remote area that is mainly inhabited by indigenous tribes.
Officials stopped the vehicle at a station in Kaeng Pan Tao in tambon Mae Na, where they found about 12 million meth tablets hidden among vegetables in the rear.
In a split function on April 10, officials in Chiang Rai confiscated 1. 2 million meth tablets hidden in a vehicle parked at a department shop in the state’s Mae Sai area.
The vehicle, according to Pol Col Tawee, began its journey in Ha Mi town near the border with Myanmar.
According to Pol Col Tawee, the bulk of the seized drugs were meant for the north of Thailand. Most of the medications featured the brand” Y1″, he noted.