BPP seize 2 million meth pills after pickup crash in Chiang Rai

MGR Online•Society•2d ago

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Border Patrol Police seized 2 million methamphetamine tablets from a Nissan pickup truck after the driver crashed and fled in Chiang Rai.

•Approximately 2,000,000 methamphetamine tablets were seized on August 5.
•The seizure occurred on Highway 107 in the Mae Chan-Mae Ai area, Chiang Rai.
•The drug shipment originated from the Thai-Myanmar border in Mae Fa Luang District.
•The driver of the gray Nissan pickup truck escaped the scene after crashing into a villager's wall.

•Authorities received information on August 4 that a drug trafficking network would smuggle a large amount of methamphetamine from the Thai-Myanmar border in Mae Fa Luang District, Chiang Rai.
•Border Patrol Police Region 3 and BPP Company 327, BPP Subdivision 32 monitored suspicious vehicles in the area of Huai Phueng Village, Mae Salong Nai Subdistrict, Mae Fa Luang District.
•On August 5, the Border Patrol Police spotted a gray Nissan pickup truck traveling from Huai Phueng Village through Pha Duea-Pa Mai Uthit Village and turning onto Highway 107 in Huai Hin Fon Village, Pa Tueng Subdistrict, Mae Chan District.
•The driver of the Nissan pickup truck attempted to flee toward Pang Sa Village, causing the vehicle to lose control on a curve and crash into a resident's wall.
•A male driver wearing a long-sleeved black shirt escaped on foot using his local knowledge of the area.
•Border Patrol Police discovered 10 straw sacks in the Nissan pickup truck, each containing approximately 200,000 tablets, totaling about 2,000,000 methamphetamine tablets.
•The Nissan pickup truck with Chiang Rai license plates and the methamphetamine were seized as evidence.
•Authorities are using the seized evidence to expand the investigation to track down the escaped driver.

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Border Patrol Police Region 3(ตชด. ภาค 3)

The agency that conducted the seizure of methamphetamine and the vehicle on August 5.

BPP Company 327, BPP Subdivision 32(ร้อย ตชด.327 กก.ตชด.32)

The specific unit that monitored the suspicious vehicle and conducted the operation.

Chiang Rai(เชียงราย)ℹ️

The province where the drug seizure and vehicle crash occurred.

Highway 107(ทางหลวง 107)ℹ️

The road connecting Mae Chan and Mae Ai where the chase and crash took place.

Mae Fa Luang(แม่ฟ้าหลวง)

The district at the Thai-Myanmar border where the drugs were smuggled from.

Mae Chan(แม่จัน)

The district in Chiang Rai where the drug seizure occurred.

Mae Ai(แม่อาย)

The destination area mentioned as part of the Highway 107 route.

Pa Tueng Subdistrict(ต.ป่าตึง)

The subdistrict in Mae Chan District where the vehicle crashed.

Mae Salong Nai Subdistrict(ต.แม่สลองใน)

The subdistrict in Mae Fa Luang District where the suspicious vehicle was first spotted.

Huai Phueng Village(หมู่บ้านห้วยผึ้ง)

The location in Mae Salong Nai Subdistrict where the pickup truck was observed.

Pha Duea-Pa Mai Uthit Village(หมู่บ้านผาเดื่อ-ป่าไม้อุทิศ)

The area the pickup truck passed through before descending the mountain.

Huai Hin Fon Village(หมู่บ้านห้วยหินฝน)

The location in Pa Tueng Subdistrict where police attempted to intercept the vehicle.

Pang Sa Village(หมู่บ้านปางสา)

The destination the driver was heading toward when the vehicle crashed.