Mukdahan Police Seize Gang Hiding 2.62 Million Methamphetamine Pills in Toyota Camry During Chulalongkorn Day

Key summary

Police from the Mukdahan Provincial Police Station intercepted a drug trafficking gang attempting to transport approximately 2.62 million methamphetamine pills hidden inside a bronze-colored Toyota Camry. The operation, led by Colonel Viwit Boonwan of the Nong Sung Police Station under the direction of Colonel Pairoj Thaiputra, occurred on October 22-23, 2026 (B.E. 2569), coinciding with Chulalongkorn Day. The gang used a red MG sedan as a scout vehicle to clear routes and avoid checkpoints. Police tracked the vehicles from Nakhon Ratchasima through Mukdahan to Buriram. At an intersection on Chayangkru Road in Nikhom Kham Sori district, the suspect vehicles attempted to run a red light to escape. Officers intervened at the intersection, arresting four suspects: Thinnapant, Mos, Shinwat (all from Buriram) and Supot (from Surin). The seized drugs were found in three sacks inside the passenger compartment and two sacks in the trunk of the Camry. The suspects admitted they were hired by a financier in Nakhon Ratchasima to transport the drugs for a three-day stay in Mukdahan before moving them on. Police have transferred the suspects and vehicles to the Nong Sung Police Station for further investigation into financial trails and other accomplices.