Three arrested as police intercept major meth shipment

2026-01-28 - 08:31

KHON KAEN — 27 January 2026, Thai narcotics police and highway patrol officers have arrested three suspects and seized more than 340,000 methamphetamine pills during coordinated interceptions in Khon Kaen province, police said. The arrests were made at about 00:30 according to officers from Sub-Division 2 of the Narcotics Suppression Bureau, working with Highway Police Sub-Division 4 in Khon Kaen. Police said the suspects were stopped in two locations: on a roadside outside Phon Hospital in Phon district, and along Route 2065 between kilometre markers 16 and 17 in Waeng Noi subdistrict, Waeng Noi district. Officers seized 340,000 methamphetamine tablets, a grey Nissan Tiida with Bangkok registration plates, a white Isuzu vehicle with Bangkok registration plates, and three mobile phones. Authorities said the suspects’ identities were being withheld at their request. Investigators said the arrests followed intelligence gathered from a previous drug case in Udon Thani province, which led officers to track and intercept the group during the latest delivery. During questioning, the suspects allegedly confessed to transporting the drugs from Tha Dok Kham subdistrict in Bueng Khong Long district, Bueng Kan province. Police said the route passed through several districts in Bueng Kan, Sakon Nakhon and Udon Thani provinces before entering Khon Kaen, with the intended destination in Waeng Noi district. The suspects told police they were paid 60,000 baht for the delivery and that this was their third time transporting drugs, after two previous successful runs, officers said. After the arrests, the suspects and seized items were handed over to investigators at Phon police station for prosecution. Police said further inquiries were under way to identify and pursue other members of the network.