Drug gang leaves mother and child during police chase in Chiang Mai

Thairath•Society•18d ago

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Police arrested a Myanmar national and seized millions of meth tablets and gold after a drug gang abandoned her during a chase in Chiang Mai.

•Police arrested Ms. Wa, a 26-year-old Myanmar national, along with her young child on August 4, 2026.
•Authorities seized approximately 2.5 million methamphetamine tablets, 24 baht of gold, and 290,050 baht in cash.
•Four male suspects escaped after their white Isuzu pickup truck broke down in San Kamphaeng District, Chiang Mai.
•The operation was a result of a sting operation conducted by the Provincial Police Region 5.

•On August 4, 2026, at approximately 07.00, a sting operation to buy methamphetamine was initiated.
•Five suspects, consisting of four men and one woman, attempted to deliver methamphetamine to an undercover agent.
•After the delivery, the suspects attempted to flee in a white Isuzu pickup truck registered in Chiang Mai.
•The suspects' vehicle suffered an accident and broke down on a road in San Kamphaeng District, Chiang Mai.
•Four male suspects fled the scene on foot, abandoning Ms. Wa and her child in the vehicle.
•Police arrested Ms. Wa, a 26-year-old Myanmar national, near the Mae On-San Kamphaeng new road in Huay Kaew Subdistrict, Mae On District, Chiang Mai.
•Police seized 8 sacks of methamphetamine totaling approximately 2.5 million tablets, gold ornaments and bars totaling 24 baht (valued at 1.5 million baht), and 290,050 baht in cash.
•On August 6, 2026, Police Provincial Region 5 held a press conference regarding this case and other drug arrests in Mae Chan District, Chiang Rai and Mueang Chiang Mai.

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Pol. Lt. Gen. Krittapol Yisakhon(พล.ต.ท.กฤตธาพล ยี่สาคร)

Commander of Provincial Police Region 5.

Pol. Maj. Gen. Yuthana Kaenchan(พล.ต.ต.ยุทธนา แก่นจันทร์)

Commander of Chiang Mai Provincial Police.

Pol. Col. Danupan Khwangchai(พ.ต.อ.ดนุพันธ์ ขว้างไชย)

Superintendent of Mae On Police Station.

Ms. Wa(นางสาวแว)

A 26-year-old Myanmar national arrested with methamphetamine and gold.

Provincial Police Region 5(ตำรวจภูธรภาค 5)

The police region that conducted the press conference and oversaw the operations.

Mae On Police Station(สภ.แม่ออน)

The police station responsible for the arrest in Mae On District.

ONCB Region 5(ปปส.ภ.5)

The regional Office of the Narcotics Control Board involved in the operation.

Narcotics Suppression Center, Region 5(ศอปส. ภ.5)

The unit that reported the drug delivery and coordinated the sting operation.

Mae Chan Police Station(สภ.แม่จัน)

A police station in Chiang Rai Province mentioned in the drug arrest report.

Mueang Chiang Mai Police Station(สภ.เมืองเชียงใหม่)

A police station in Chiang Mai Province mentioned in the drug arrest report.

Chiang Mai Province(จ.เชียงใหม่)ℹ️

The province where the arrests and the vehicle accident occurred.

Mae On District(อ.แม่ออน)ℹ️

The district where Ms. Wa was arrested.

San Kamphaeng District(อ.สันกำแพง)ℹ️

The district where the suspects' vehicle broke down.

Huay Kaew Subdistrict(ต.ห้วยแก้ว)

The subdistrict in Mae On District where the arrest took place.

Chiang Rai Province(จ.เชียงราย)ℹ️

The province where another drug arrest took place in Mae Chan District.