Police Arrest Couple Transporting Over 2 Million Meth Pills
Police arrested a couple transporting over two million methamphetamine pills in Ratchaburi province after intercepting their pickup truck. The seizure included weapons and ammunition, and the suspects confessed to having conducted similar drug runs multiple times before. Both face multiple charges related to drug trafficking and illegal firearms possession.
On October 19, 2026, officers from Border Patrol Police Unit 437 in Songkhla, together with the Narcotics Suppression Unit, raided a residence in Moo 13, Suankluay subdistrict, Ban Pong district, Ratchaburi, after tracking an Isuzu D-Max pickup truck bearing a Nakhon Si Thammarat license plate. Inside the truck and the house, authorities seized 2,566,000 methamphetamine pills valued at over 51 million baht, along with a 9‑mm rifle, an 11‑mm pistol, 29 rounds of ammunition, and two gun holsters. The suspects, identified as 26‑year‑old Sittichai from Nakhon Si Thammarat and 30‑year‑old Thidarath from Phatthalung, admitted they had collected the drugs from Ang Thong province via a LINE messenger and had previously carried out similar shipments multiple times. Both were charged with drug possession with intent to sell, illegal possession of firearms and ammunition, and related offenses.
