Thai Police Seize Couple Transporting 924,000 Methamphetamine Pills Near Pattani

Key summary

Police from the Drug Suppression Command (บช.ปส.) arrested a married couple and their infant son while intercepting a Toyota pickup truck on Highway Asia between Phatthalung and Ump Lhong in Kuan Khanun district, Pattani province. The vehicle, registered in Bangkok, was modified with a secret compartment under the rear bed containing 924,000 methamphetamine pills (ยาบ้า). Officers stated the couple was using their baby, who is under one year old, to disguise themselves and deceive police during checkpoint checks. During interrogation, the suspects admitted they were hired to transport the drugs from Northern Thailand to Hat Yai in Songkhla province. The suspects, identified as Mr. Thanapol (28) and Ms. Daw Phra Sook (27), along with the infant and the vehicle, were handed over to investigators at Na Khayat Police Station. Authorities also coordinated with relevant agencies to take custody of the infant for protection under child welfare laws while continuing investigations into the drug syndicate's financiers.