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Over 3 Million Meth Pills Seized in Thailand in One Day Across Two Major Operations
PHNOM PENH, Sept. 17, 2026: Thai security forces seized more than 3 million methamphetamine pills in a single day across two major operations in Chiang Mai and Nong Khai provinces, according to the Chiangmai Post.
In Chiang Dao District, Chiang Mai, Pha Muang Forces and local agencies seized 2.7 million meth pills after intelligence indicated a shipment was being moved into the Ban Nam Ru–Ban Rin Luang area in Mueang Na Subdistrict.
The operation began at around 3:00 a.m. on Sept. 15, 2026, when officers from Na Wai Police Station and Pha Muang Forces found 10 suspicious sacks in a forested area beside a road near Ban Rin Luang. The area was secured before a detailed inspection at approximately 6:30 a.m. by personnel from the 2nd Cavalry Company, Phadang Control Unit, Chaiyanuphap Task Force, Border Patrol Police Company 335 and Na Wai Police Station.
The sacks had been modified into yellow backpacks, each containing about 270,000 meth pills. The total haul was 2.7 million pills, marked with the "999" symbol.
Separately, Thai Ranger forces from Task Force 2107 seized approximately 396,000 meth pills and arrested a female suspect along the Mekong River in Phon Phisai district, Nong Khai province.
Officers staked out a high-risk point behind Wat Chom Nang in Chumphon subdistrict after receiving intelligence about drug smuggling into the area. They observed a long-tail boat crossing from Laos and unloading large square packages onto the Thai bank, where a Honda Jazz sedan was waiting. When officers moved in, the male boat driver fled into the darkness, but a female suspect was apprehended. She admitted the seized methamphetamine belonged to her.
The operation was a joint effort involving Ranger Task Force 2107, the Surasak Montri Task Force, Narcotics Suppression Unit 24, Phon Phisai district officials, Phon Phisai Police Station, Nong Khai Customs and the Marine Police.
Pha Muang Forces reported that from Oct. 1, 2025, to the present, authorities have intercepted 512 drug-related incidents, arrested 494 suspects and seized more than 303.5 million meth pills, along with heroin, crystal methamphetamine, opium and ketamine.
Source: Chiangmai Post
Reported by The Khmer Today
