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THREE LAOTIANS ARRESTED IN MAJOR DRUG BUST ALONG MEKONG RIVER
By Khaosod English - February 12, 2025 1:38 am
The Surasak Montri Task Force seizes drugs during a drug smuggling operation on the evening of February 11, 2025.
NAKHON PHANOM — The Surasak Montri Task Force, under the Second Army Area Command, arrested three Laotian nationals during a drug smuggling operation on the evening of February 11 following intelligence reports of planned drug trafficking across the Laos-Thailand border.
The arrests took place along the Mekong River bank in Ban Phaeng Tai area, Ban Phaeng sub-district, Ban Phaeng district, Nakhon Phanom province. The suspects included two teenagers aged 16 and 17, and one 30-year-old adult.
The task force seized a substantial amount of illegal drugs found at the riverbank, including:
16 sacks of crystal methamphetamine (ice), weighing a total of 658 kilograms
58 bundles of methamphetamine pills, approximately 116,000 tablets
The operation was conducted after intelligence sources alerted authorities about planned drug smuggling from Laos into Thailand’s interior through this border area. All three suspects have been detained and are facing legal prosecution.
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