Drug haul seized near river at Bueng Kan
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Soldiers from the Udon Thani-based Surasak Montri Camp and Nong Khai Mekong River Patrol Patch officials seized 180,000 ya ba (methamphetamine) pills worth Bt54 million from transnational drug dealers early yesterday as they did an exchange at a spot by t
The drug seizure followed a military tip that the gang would smuggle drugs into Thailand and deliver them to a Thai customer at a location on Bueng Kan-Nakhon Phanom Road. The security team staked out the area until they spotted three men with a black bag getting out of a boat on the Mekong while a car without a licence plate came to pick them up.
Officers went to search the car, but the driver dropped the bag and sped away towards Bung Khla. Officers found 90 packs of ya ba inside the bag, totalling 180,000 tablets worth Bt54 million. It was submitted as evidence to Bung Khla police for further action.
