Thread: Huge drug seizure at a road checkpoint in Lampang

Police in Lampang seized 172,000 methamphitamine tablets and one kilogramme of ice worth about 51 million baht from the fuel tank of a sedan which was stopped at a checkpoint in Mae Prik district.
The driver of the Toyota Camry, later identified as Chalermpol Banloengsanoh, a Bangkok resident, was arrested.

Acting on a tipoff that a substantial amount of narcotic drugs was to be transported through Lampang to Bangkok, Mae Prik district police were put on the alert and dispatched to man roadblocks on the highway.

It was reported that Chalermpol acted suspiciously when his car was stopped at the checkpoint on the Paholyothin highway in Mae Prik district. He showed off an ID card claiming to be an inspector to check on the performance of officials.

The police manning the checkpoint ignored the ID card which appeared to be a fake and searched Chalermpol’s car thoroughly. They removed the back seat and detected traces that the fuel tank was removed and refitted.

When the lid of the fuel tank was opened, the police found the ya ba wrapped in several plastic bags.

Police said that the ya ba which bore the brands of GGG, 3G and a tiger standing on a globe came from three refineries at the border and was meant to be sent to Bangkok and further downward.

The suspect claimed that he was paid 50,000 baht for each shipment and this was his third trial.

Huge drug seizure at a road checkpoint in Lampang - Thai PBS English News

I hate these stories where they quote the street value of the drugs.
They should be emphasizing the true cost, "See this big stack of nasty shit? It only cost them 30,000 baht to make it....

Originally Posted by Necron99

It only cost them 30,000 baht to make it....

Drain cleaner, nail varnish and toilet bleach cost much less than that.

Sad the way they get rid of the natural plants and kill everybody with fvcked up chemicals.

Not a surprise though.