Police seize 5m-plus meth pills in Saraburi
published : 12 Nov 2024 at 07:26
writer: R May
More than five million methamphetamine pills, one of the biggest hauls in recent months, have been confiscated in Saraburi, according to Provincial Police Region 1.
A total of 5.2 million methamphetamine pills were intercepted by police on the Sudbantad Road in Kaeng Koi district last Friday, said Pol Maj Gen Silpakom Iamwong, acting PPR1 commissioner, at a press conference on Monday.
The pills, packed in 12 sacks, were found hidden in a Bangkok-registered pickup truck driven by Phusit, alias Bang Sup, 47.
Mr Phusit allegedly told police he was hired for 30,000 baht to deliver the drugs from the Northeast for distribution in the Central Plains provinces. He added it was the first time he had transported illegal drugs.
He has been charged with possessing illicit drugs with the intent to sell.
The acting commissioner said the meth pill haul had a street value of 167 million baht.
He said police were expanding the investigation, which would lead to the capture of more suspects in the distribution network.
Vocabulary
- acting: doing the work of the usual person in a particular job while they are not there, or until a new person starts - ที่รักษาการแทน
- allegedly (adv): stated without giving complete proof - ที่ถูกกล่าวหา, นัยว่า
- capture: to catch someone or something; to take someone as a prisoner - จับ, จับกุม
- commissioner: the head of a particular police force in some countries - ผู้ตรวจการณ์
- distribution: the process of giving something out to many different places - การแจกจ่าย
- expand: to make or become larger - ขยาย
- haul: an usually large amount of something that has been stolen or is illegal or something that has been taken from criminals by the police - ของที่ถูกขโมยไปหรือถูกยึดไป
- illicit: against the law - ผิดกฎหมาย
- intent (noun): your plan or purpose - จุดประสงค์, เจตนา
- intercept: to stop and catch something or someone before they are able to reach a particular place - สกัด
- methamphetamine: a stimulant drug that increases alertness and energy, but which is dangerous when taken in large amounts or over a long period of time - ยาบ้า
- possess: to have or own something - ครอบครอง, ถือครอง
- press conference: an official meeting where someone makes a formal statement about a particular issue or event to journalists and answers their questions about it - การแถลงข่าว
- sack: a large strong bag for storing and carrying things - กระสอบ, ถุงขนาดใหญ่
- seize (verb): to take something using force - ยึด, จับกุม
- street value (noun): a price for which something that is illegal or has been obtained illegally can be sold -
