Ice Drugs Found in Ice Truck in Chiang Mai

Khaosod•Society•21d ago

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Authorities in Chiang Mai intercepted a large shipment of ice drugs concealed within an ice delivery truck and separately seized one million meth pills hidden in a garbage dump.

•Two separate drug busts occurred in Chiang Mai province.
•A large quantity of ice drugs was found hidden in an ice delivery truck.
•One million meth pills were discovered concealed in a garbage dump in Chiang Dao.
•The drug smuggling operations were believed to be active during a long holiday weekend.

Overview

•Military forces from Pha Muang Task Force inspected and arrested a driver of an ice delivery truck, resulting in the seizure of ice drugs.
•Ice drugs were found hidden within the ice storage tank of the delivery truck, mixed with regular ice bags.
•On June 3, 2026, at approximately 04:00 AM, soldiers detected suspicious lights near the Huai Luek garbage dump.
•Following the detection of suspicious lights, soldiers entered the Huai Luek garbage dump to investigate, leading to the discovery of one million meth pills.
•Suspected drug traffickers fled the scene at the Huai Luek garbage dump, utilizing darkness and their knowledge of the terrain.
•One million meth pills were found concealed in five specially modified sacks, with each sack containing approximately 200,000 pills.
•The seized meth pills were handed over to the Border Patrol Police Company 335 for further investigation and to apprehend the involved parties.
•Both drug operations were believed to be exploiting the long holiday period (June 1-3, 2026) for illicit transport.

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Key Entities

Organization

Pha Muang Task Force(กองกำลังผาเมือง)

Military unit that conducted the inspection and arrest of the ice drugs.

Border Patrol Police Company 335(กองร้อยตำรวจตระเวนชายแดนที่ 335)

Police unit that received the seized meth pills for further investigation.

Place

Chiang Mai(เชียงใหม่)ℹ️

The province where the drug seizures took place.

Chiang Dao(เชียงดาว)ℹ️

The district in Chiang Mai where meth pills were seized from a garbage dump.

Huai Luek village(บ้านห้วยลึก)

The specific location within Chiang Dao where a garbage dump served as a hiding place for meth pills.

Ping Khong Subdistrict(ตำบลปิงโค้ง)

The subdistrict within Chiang Dao where the Huai Luek garbage dump is located.