Tag: drug

Police Seize $3 Million in Drugs in Major Bust

29 August 2025 17:01

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SAMUT SONGKHRAM, Aug 18 (TNA) – Thai police have arrested two suspects and seized over 600 kilograms of narcotics, including 210 kilograms of crystal methamphetamine and 390 kilograms of marijuana, with a combined street value of approximately 81 million baht ($2.2 million). According to Police Region 7 commander Pol. Lt. Gen. Naiyawat Phadermchit, police received […]

Suspected Drug Found in Clothing of Boy Slapped by Hospital Director

29 May 2024 11:03

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BANGKOK, May 16 (TNA) – Authorities are sending a bag containing suspected drugs, found in the clothing of a 14-year-old boy, for examination after the teen was slapped and ordered to walk naked out of hospital by the hospital’s director when caught smoking in the hospital’s restroom. This is to verify its contents before filing […]

50 Million Meth Pills Seized

29 December 2023 12:39

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Interior Minister Anutin Charnvirakul and Deputy Interior Minister Chada Thaiset rushed to Kanchanaburi province for a press conference after the officials seized an estimated 50 million methamphetamine pills.

Four Suspects Arrested in Drug Crackdown in Nakhon Pathom

29 September 2023 13:46

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Deputy national police chief Pol Gen Torsak Sukwimol on Wednesday night led an operation to raid a townhouse in Nakhon Pathom provinice and arrested four suspects with a largest amount of narcotics ever recorded in a single operation in Thailand.

Drug Smuggler Killed in Chiang Rai Gunfight

29 September 2023 11:46

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The villagers in Wiang Chai district of Chiang Rai were terrifying from gunfight sound on Tuesday night when a team of narcotics suppression police was in gun battle with drug smugglers who weree from Lahu ethnic group who are trafficking a tonne of crystal methamphetamine or “ice.”

Three COVID Drug Smugglers Arrested

29 August 2022 15:14

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Three people were arrested for allegedly smuggling favipiravir, molnupiravir and remdesivir medicine worth 10 million baht from India and authorities will destroy the drugs.

Border Sealed against Illegal Migrants, Drugs

29 September 2020 12:31

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Security officials have been ordered to seal off the border to block illegal migrants and narcotic smugglers at the same time.

Medical Supplies, Resources Prepared for COVID-19

29 September 2020 16:53

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The Ministry of Public Health is building up favipiravir and other medical resources in the event of the second spread of the coronavirus disease 2019.

Close Watch on Businesses Laundering Drug Money

29 June 2020 10:04

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Justice Minister Somsak Thepsutin has ordered subordinates to nail the businesses that launder illicit drug money and seize 1.5 billion from them by August.