Thai Police Arrest Couple Transporting Nearly 1 Million Methamphetamine Pills; Woman Attempted Bribe to Release Partner

Key summary

Police in Thailand arrested a couple on October 24, 2026, while they were driving a modified Toyota pickup truck along the Asia Highway in Pattani province. The vehicle contained approximately 924,000 methamphetamine pills hidden in a secret compartment under the rear bed. Police stated the driver used an infant son, under one year old, to distract officers during the stop. The couple confessed they were hired to transport drugs from Northern Thailand to Hat Yai, Songkhla. On the same day, authorities in Chaiyaphum province arrested an 18-year-old woman who attempted to bribe officials with 100,000 baht to release her boyfriend, who had been caught with 84 meth pills and 2 grams of ice on October 22.