Phuket heroin parcel sting and Phuket Town footpath crackdown lead May 6 news
1- Heroin hidden in Thai silk dresses seized in Phuket parcel sting
A Phuket heroin sting and a Phuket Town footpath crackdown led The Phuket News video roundup published on May 6, 2026. The report highlighted police seizing heroin hidden in Thai silk dresses in a parcel case and city authorities moving to reclaim sidewalks in Phuket Town.
Police seizure and city enforcement actions
Police said heroin was concealed inside Thai silk dresses in a parcel sting, with the case featured as the first item in the May 6 Phuket Xtra report. The roundup was hosted by Jean-Pierre Mestanza and published at 5:07pm on Wednesday.
The second item focused on efforts by Phuket Town officials to reclaim footpaths from encroachment. The same report also listed a death threat faced by a Phuket MP over a Freedom Beach probe, a parked pickup struck by a gunshot in Kathu, and an LED upgrade at Monkey Hill Temple.
Related stories linked alongside the video included a Russian arrested in Chalong for illegal fishing tours and a foreign couple deported over a sex act in a Patong tuk-tuk. Other linked reports covered a Ratsada raid that found illegal e-cigarettes and kratom sales near a school, a Cabinet decision approving a B400-billion borrowing decree, and a marina project at Ao Kung facing community backlash.
The video package appeared under Phuket News, alongside Thailand News, World News, Business News, Q&A News and Weird News sections on the site.
Source: https://www.thephuketnews.com/phuket-xtra-video-drugs-in-dresses-phuket-heroin-sting-phuket-town-sidewalk-crackdown-may-6-100132.php
