Tha Chatchai checkpoint bust nets 202 meth pills
Police at Phuket’s Tha Chatchai checkpoint arrested a 37-year-old man after finding 202 methamphetamine pills hidden in a pickup truck during a vehicle inspection.
Police at Phuket’s Tha Chatchai checkpoint arrested a 37-year-old man on Wednesday afternoon after finding 202 methamphetamine pills hidden in a pickup truck during a vehicle inspection.
The arrest was made at about 3:30pm by officers from Tha Chatchai Police Station at the checkpoint on the only road linking Phuket with the mainland.
Police identified the suspect as Anan Saisawa, 37, of Bang Non Subdistrict in Mueang Ranong District.
During the inspection, officers searched a white Isuzu D-Max pickup truck with Surat Thani licence plates and found 202 ya bah pills, a Category 1 narcotic, concealed beneath the vehicle’s roof lining.
Police also seized the pickup truck and an Oppo mobile phone as evidence.
Anan was charged with possession of a Category 1 narcotic. Police said he was informed of the charge and his legal rights before being handed over to investigators at Tha Chatchai Police Station for further legal action.
Police did not disclose whether the suspect admitted the offence or where the drugs were believed to have originated.
