Officials foil attempt to smuggle 118,000 meth pills from Laos
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Soldiers, police and Interior Ministry officials intercepted an attempt to smuggle 118,000 methamphetamine pills from Laos through Ubon Ratchathani late Monday night.
Officials seized a car containing the drugs following a chase on Khemmaraj-Khong Chiam Road, which started in Tambon Khemmaraj in Khemmaraj district at 11.40pm.
Authorities set up a road checkpoint at the Muang Mai Intersection on the Khemmaraj-Khoing Chiam Road and spotted a black Chevrolet approaching, which they signalled to stop, and gave chase when it sped off.
When the car reached a curve in Moo 13 village in Natal district’s Tambon Palan, it lost control and plunged into a paddy field. The driver escaped on foot into the darkness.
