Israeli National Arrested for Overstaying Visa by Over 5 Years and Trafficking Methamphetamine in Bangkok

Key summary

On October 23, 2026, Bangkok Metropolitan Police arrested two individuals at a condominium in Huai Khwang District. The primary suspect, an Israeli national named Tomer (surname withheld), aged 54, was caught with 15 grams of methamphetamine and 50 packets containing the drug. He is accused of possessing Type 1 drugs without authorization, overstaying his visa by 2,095 days, refusing drug tests, and failing to comply with lawful orders. Police also seized a cake suspected of being laced with drugs, a weighing scale, a mobile phone containing evidence of drug sales and numerous hidden camera recordings of sexual acts, and other items. The second suspect, Ms. Pattachan (surname withheld), aged 44, a Thai national from Huai Khwang, was arrested for jointly possessing methamphetamine and using it illegally. During the operation, Tomer threatened to expose officers and claimed a superior would intervene within two hours. Police transferred both suspects and seized items to Huai Khwang Police Station for legal proceedings.