Police Bust Major Drug Network, Seize 6kg Ice and Assets
Police arrested a Chanthaburi man for trafficking methamphetamine to teenagers, seizing 6kg of crystal meth and 1.1 million baht in assets including a vehicle and cash hidden in a custom cabinet with a keycard lock.
On July 14, 2569, Police Colonel Piraphol Sailarut, commander of the Chanthaburi Provincial Police, led officers in arresting Donuphol (alias Diao), 29, at his residence in Bang Kaja Subdistrict, Muang District, Chanthaburi Province. The suspect was wanted for illegally selling drugs to local teenagers with no fear of the law.
Investigations revealed the suspect was a repeat offender with a sizeable drug network who conducted transactions through mobile applications with numerous customers. What stood out in this search was the suspect's ingenious method of concealing drugs using a large display cabinet fitted with a special lock system that requires a keycard to slide open the front panel and reveal the hidden storage compartment behind it. The suspect claimed he had ordered the cabinet online to evade police detection.
The search uncovered crystal methamphetamine weighing 6,002.4 grams (over 6 kilograms), digital scales, and mobile phones used for drug transactions. Authorities also seized other assets including 62,000 baht in cash, a gold necklace weighing 56.3 grams, several amulets in gold settings, and a Mazda 2 vehicle, totaling approximately 1,112,000 baht in confiscated property.
The suspect faces charges of selling Category 1 dangerous drugs (methamphetamine) for commercial trafficking purposes and distributing drugs to the public. He is being held pending further investigation by Muang Chanthaburi Police Station.
