Hua Hin Police Seize 185,800 Meth Pills from Fake-Plated Car

Matichon•Society•21m ago

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Hua Hin police seized 185,800 methamphetamine pills hidden in a modified Toyota Fortuner that had previously been stopped for using fake license plates.

•185,800 methamphetamine pills were discovered hidden under the rear passenger seat of a Toyota Fortuner.
•The vehicle was initially stopped by highway police for forging and using fake official documents (license plates).
•The operation took place on September 2 at the Hua Hin Police Station in Prachuap Khiri Khan Province.
•The search was conducted following intelligence from the Office of the Narcotics Control Board Region 7.

Overview

•On September 2, officials conducted a search of a suspect vehicle at the Hua Hin Police Station in Hua Hin District, Prachuap Khiri Khan Province.
•The Toyota Fortuner had been previously arrested by highway police for forging and using fake official documents at kilometer 27 + 200 on Highway 37 in Hin Lek Fai Subdistrict.
•The suspect had been granted bail during the investigation phase for the document forgery charge.
•The Office of the Narcotics Control Board Region 7 coordinated with the Hua Hin Police Station to perform a detailed search based on intelligence that the suspect and vehicle were involved in transporting large drug shipments to the south.
•Pol. Maj. Gen. Atorn Chinthong, Pol. Col. Sirichai Chaidee, Pol. Col. Kampanat Na Wichai, and Pol. Lt. Col. Sompong Yooyued jointly searched the vehicle.
•Officers found 185,800 methamphetamine pills concealed in a modified compartment under the chassis of the rear passenger seat.
•Police seized the methamphetamine pills and the Toyota Fortuner as evidence in the case.

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Key Entities

Organization

Hua Hin Police Station(สภ.หัวหิน)

The police station that conducted the vehicle search and seized the narcotics.

Office of the Narcotics Control Board Region 7(ปปส.ภาค7)

The agency that provided intelligence regarding the drug transport behavior of the suspect.

Police Narcotics Suppression Center(ศอ.ปส.ตร.)

The center overseeing the narcotics crackdown policy mentioned by Pol. Maj. Gen. Atorn Chinthong.

Person

Pol. Maj. Gen. Atorn Chinthong(พล.ต.ต.อาทร ชิ้นทอง)

Commander of the Prachuap Khiri Khan Provincial Police.

Pol. Col. Sirichai Chaidee(พ.ต.อ.ศิริชัย ไชยดี)

Deputy Commander of the Prachuap Khiri Khan Provincial Police.

Pol. Col. Kampanat Na Wichai(พ.ต.อ.กัมปนาท ณ วิชัย)

Superintendent of the Hua Hin Police Station.

Pol. Lt. Col. Sompong Yooyued(พ.ต.ท.สมพงษ์ อยู่ยืด)

Deputy Superintendent of Investigation at Hua Hin Police Station.

Pol. Gen. Samran Nuanma(พล.ต.อ.สำราญ นวลมา)

Deputy Commissioner General of the Royal Thai Police and Director of the Police Narcotics Suppression Center.

Pol. Lt. Gen. Kritsada Kanchanalongkorn(พล.ต.ท.กฤษฎา กาญจนอลงกรณ์)

Assistant Commissioner General of the Royal Thai Police and Deputy Director of the Police Narcotics Suppression Center.

Pol. Lt. Gen. Pisit Tanprasert(พล.ต.ท.พิสิฐ ตันประเสริฐ)

Commissioner of Provincial Police Region 7.

Pol. Maj. Gen. Piti Narukhatphichai(พล.ต.ต.ปิติ นฤขัตรพิชัย)

Deputy Commissioner of Provincial Police Region 7.

Place

Prachuap Khiri Khan Province(จ.ประจวบคีรีขันธ์)ℹ️

The province where the arrests and search occurred.

Hua Hin Subdistrict, Hua Hin District(ต.หัวหิน อ.หัวหิน)

The location of the Hua Hin Police Station.

Hin Lek Fai Subdistrict, Hua Hin District(ต.หินเหล็กไฟ อ.หัวหิน)

The location where the vehicle was initially stopped on Highway 37.