A CRACKDOWN on the use of private parcel delivery services to smuggle drugs from Chiang Rai province to the central and southern regions of the country led to the seizure of 1.1 million methamphetamine pills at one of them, Naewna newspaper said today (Mar. 16). Pha Muang task force soldiers together with Northern Border
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Briton, Thai girlfriend arrested in Chiang Mai drug sting
A BRITON and his Thai girlfriend were arrested in Chiang Mai early this morning (August 4) in a successful police sting operation but the couple later explained that they saw themselves as being like Robin Hood having sold drugs to get money to help Covid-19 victims, Thai Rath newspaper said. At 6 a.m. this morning
Read moreHK seizes heroin from Thailand disguised as noodles seasoning powder
By Thai Newsroom Reporters HONG KONG Customs seized HK$230 million (US$29.6 million or 974.9 million baht ) worth of drugs in three separate busts this month with one being a shipment from Thailand with 61 kilogrammes of heroin disguised as seasoning powder for instant rice vermicelli, Hong Kong authorities said yesterday (July 25). The three
Read moreAustralia seizes $100m ice in heaters, barbecues on Thai cargo ship
By 9news.com.au CLOSE to $100 million worth of the drug ice has been found concealed in electric barbecue grills and water heaters on a Thai cargo ship docked in Sydney, it was reported today (May 17). Police officers intercepted the Thai cargo vessel at Port Botany on May 4, where 62 large cardboard boxes were
Read morePolice bust network selling firearms online
CRIME Suppression Department’s Hanuman unit mounted raids in Bangkok and various other provinces to smash an illegal online firearm trade network but initially only revealed the arrest of the administrator with other details withheld for now, PostToday reported this morning (June 18). At 6 a.m.this morning CSD chief Pol Maj Gen Jiraphop Phuridech sent out
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