BPP Seize 2 Million Meth Pills After Pickup Crash in Chiang Rai

Khaosod•Society•19d ago

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Border Patrol Police seized approximately 2 million methamphetamines after a pickup truck crashed into a house wall during a high-speed chase in Chiang Rai.

•Border Patrol Police Region 3 and Company 327, Battalion 32 seized 2 million meth pills on August 5, 2026.
•A grey Nissan pickup truck crashed into a villager's wall in Pa Tueng Subdistrict, Mae Chan District, after attempting to evade police.
•The driver, a man wearing a black long-sleeved shirt, escaped into the forest and remains at large.
•The drugs were being transported from the Thai-Myanmar border in Mae Fa Luang District toward lower areas.

Overview

•Drug trafficking networks planned to smuggle methamphetamines from the Thai-Myanmar border in Mae Fa Luang District, Chiang Rai, starting August 4.
•Border Patrol Police Region 3 and Company 327, Battalion 32 monitored a grey Nissan pickup truck passing through Ban Huai Phueng, Mae Salong Nai Subdistrict, Mae Fa Luang District.
•Border Patrol Police Region 3 and Company 327, Battalion 32 attempted to intercept the vehicle at Ban Huai Hin Fon, Pa Tueng Subdistrict, but the driver accelerated to escape toward Ban Pang Sa.
•The driver lost control on a curve and crashed the vehicle into a villager's wall, causing severe front-end damage and rendering the truck immobile.
•A male driver in a black long-sleeved shirt fled into the forest using local knowledge of the area.
•Border Patrol Police Region 3 and Company 327, Battalion 32 discovered 10 straw sacks containing approximately 200,000 pills each, totaling 2,000,000 meth pills.
•The seized drugs were sent to investigators for legal proceedings.
•Authorities are conducting further investigations to track the escaped driver and the associated trafficking network.

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Key Entities

Organization

Border Patrol Police Region 3(ตำรวจตชด.ภาค 3)

The police unit that coordinated the interception and seizure of the drug shipment.

Border Patrol Police Company 327, Battalion 32(ร้อย ตชด.327 กก.ตชด.32)

The specific police unit involved in the drug interception operation.

Place

Chiang Rai(เชียงราย)ℹ️

The province where the drug transport and interception occurred.

Mae Fa Luang District(อ.แม่ฟ้าหลวง)ℹ️

The district on the Thai-Myanmar border where the drugs originated.

Pa Tueng Subdistrict, Mae Chan District(ต.ป่าตึง อ.แม่จัน)

The area where the pickup truck crashed and was intercepted.

Ban Huai Phueng, Mae Salong Nai Subdistrict(บ้านห้วยผึ้ง ต.แม่สลองใน)

The location where the grey Nissan pickup was first spotted by police.

Ban Pha Duea-Pa Mai Uthit(บ้านผาเดื่อ–ป่าไม้อุทิศ)

The route passed by the vehicle before descending the mountain.

Ban Huai Hin Fon(บ้านห้วยหินฝน)

The location where police first attempted to intercept the driver.

Ban Pang Sa(หมู่บ้านปางสา)

The destination toward which the driver fled before crashing.