Khemarat Police Seize 210kg Ice Along Mekong River

Matichon•Society•11d ago

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Khemarat Police seized 210 kilograms of Ice smuggled across the Mekong River from a neighboring country.

•Police seized 210 kilograms of Ice on September 3.
•The narcotics were found in 7 black sacks at Ban Bung Khong, Na Waeng Subdistrict, Khemarat District, Ubon Ratchathani.
•The shipment was delivered by a long-tail boat from Lao PDR.
•The drugs were packaged in pink dragon-patterned bags with Chinese text and the XO123 symbol.

•Pol. Col. Adul Surampai, Superintendent of Khemarat Police Station, received a tip from a secret informant regarding narcotics smuggling across the Mekong River from a neighboring country.
•Pol. Col. Adul Surampai ordered Pol. Lt. Col. Chartchai Chuchaiphum and patrol and traffic units from Khemarat Police Station to inspect the area of Ban Bung Khong, Na Waeng Subdistrict, Khemarat District, Ubon Ratchathani.
•At 02.00 on September 3, officers heard a long-tail boat arriving from Lao PDR.
•A group of men unloaded 7 black sacks onto the riverbank before the boat quickly returned across the river.
•Khemarat Police Station officers inspected the 7 black sacks and found 210 pink dragon-patterned bags containing Ice, weighing 1 kilogram each.
•The total weight of the seized Ice was approximately 210 kilograms.
•Khemarat Police Station officers delivered the seized evidence to investigators to expand the investigation and prosecute the conspirators.

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Khemarat Police Station(สภ.เขมราฐ)

The police station responsible for the seizure of 210 kilograms of Ice in Ubon Ratchathani.

Pol. Col. Adul Surampai(พ.ต.อ.อดุลย์ สุรำไพ)

The Superintendent of Khemarat Police Station who ordered the narcotics inspection.

Pol. Lt. Col. Chartchai Chuchaiphum(พ.ต.ท.ชาติชาย ชูชัยภูมิ)

An officer at Khemarat Police Station who led the patrol and traffic units during the operation.

Ban Bung Khong(บ้านบุ่งข้อง)

The location along the Mekong River where the Ice shipment was unloaded.

Na Waeng Subdistrict(ต.นาแวง)

The subdistrict where Ban Bung Khong is located.

Khemarat District(อ.เขมราฐ)ℹ️

The district in Ubon Ratchathani where the narcotics seizure occurred.

Ubon Ratchathani Province(จ.อุบลราชธานี)ℹ️

The province where the narcotics seizure took place.

Lao PDR(สปป.ลาว)ℹ️

The country from which the long-tail boat carrying the narcotics originated.