Gang Used Flight Attendant to Smuggle Drugs to Chiang Kham, Then to Bangkok

MGR Online•Society•11d ago

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Phayao police are intensifying their drug war efforts, tracking a gang that used a flight attendant to smuggle heroin into Chiang Kham, utilizing rented accommodation and motorcycles before a bus journey to Bangkok.

•Phayao police are stepping up their drug enforcement following the discovery of a heroin smuggling operation.
•A gang involved in drug trafficking rented accommodation and motorcycles in Chiang Kham on June 17.
•Drugs were hidden in elephant-pattern bags and transported by bus to Bangkok on June 20.
•Police have reported significant seizures of various narcotics and assets since October 1, 2025.

Overview

•Phayao Police Commander Pol.Maj.Gen. Pongswat Chaiyaban held a meeting with police officers from five northern districts to intensify the drug war.
•On June 17, 2026, drug traffickers entered Chiang Kham and rented a dormitory and motorcycle.
•Drug traffickers hid heroin in elephant-pattern cloth bags.
•On June 20, 2026, the drug smugglers took a bus from Chiang Kham to Bangkok.
•The operation was exposed after a flight attendant from Phayao was arrested for attempting to smuggle heroin into Australia.
•Police Commander Pol.Maj.Gen. Pongswat Chaiyaban stated that investigations revealed the drug suppliers entered Chiang Kham on June 17, 2026.
•From October 1, 2025, to July 5, 2026, authorities arrested 1,377 suspects, seizing over 14 million meth pills, 600.63 kg of ice, 66.02 kg of heroin, and 237.66 grams of ketamine.
•Phayao police also seized assets valued at over 475 million baht from drug suspects.

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Key Entities

Place

Phayao(พะเยา)ℹ️

Province in Thailand where drug trafficking has been a major concern and police are intensifying operations.

Chiang Kham(เชียงคำ)ℹ️

District in Phayao Province where drug traffickers rented accommodation and a motorcycle.

Krung Thep (Bangkok)(กรุง)ℹ️

The capital city of Thailand, a destination for the drug smugglers.

Person

Pol.Maj.Gen. Pongswat Chaiyaban(พล.ต.ต.พงษ์สวัสดิ์ ไชยบาล)

Commander of the Phayao Provincial Police, overseeing drug suppression efforts.

Flight Attendant(แอร์สาว)

The individual arrested for attempting to smuggle heroin into Australia, indirectly leading to the exposure of the local drug operation.