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Phu Muang Task Force Seizes 2.5M Meth Pills After Chasing Suspect Pickup in Mae Ai

Phu Muang Task Force Seizes 2.5M Meth Pills After Chasing Suspect Pickup in Mae Ai

Matichon•Society•1d ago

Reader Briefing

Authorities in Mae Ai, Chiang Mai, discovered 2.5 million methamphetamine pills hidden in sacks by the roadside after pursuing a speeding pickup truck that evaded a checkpoint.

  • •Phu Muang Task Force set up a temporary checkpoint in Mae Ai district, Chiang Mai.
  • •A white pickup truck with a metal frame and no license plate fled the checkpoint.
  • •Authorities later found 19 sacks containing approximately 2.5 million methamphetamine pills near the roadside forest.
  • •The drugs were seized and handed over to Mae Ai Police Station for further investigation.

Overview

  • •At 03:00 on February 16, Phu Muang Task Force established a temporary checkpoint in Mae Ai District, Chiang Mai.
  • •A white pickup truck without a license plate sped through the checkpoint, resulting in a pursuit by authorities.
  • •The pickup truck's evasive action prompted the authorities to give chase.
  • •Later, at 06:00, authorities discovered 19 modified cargo sacks by the roadside forest in Tha Ma Kaeng Village.
  • •These sacks contained approximately 2,500,000 methamphetamine pills, totaling a significant drug seizure.
  • •Joint forces including the Narcotics Suppression Bureau and border patrol police participated in the inspection.
  • •The seized methamphetamine pills were handed over to the Mae Ai Police Station.
  • •The Mae Ai Police Station will conduct further investigations to expand the case and bring charges.

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Key Entities

Organization

Phu Muang Task Force(กกล.ผาเมือง)
A military task force involved in drug interdiction operations.
Ranger Force Control Unit, 3rd Army Area Operation Center(กองบังคับการควบคุมทหารพราน ศูนย์ปฏิบัติการกองทัพภาคที่ 3)
The unit under which Col. Kitti Najai serves and which organized the checkpoint.
Narcotics Suppression Bureau(กองบัญชาการตำรวจปราบปรามยาเสพติด)ℹ️
A law enforcement agency that collaborated in the search and seizure operation.
Command for Intercepting and Suppressing Narcotics, Precursors, and Chemicals in the Northern Border (NSCPNCNB35)(หน่วยบัญชาการสกัดกั้นและปราบปรามยาเสพติด สารตั้งต้น และเคมีภัณฑ์ ชายแดนภาคเหนือ (นบ.ยส.35))
A specialized unit that participated in the drug interdiction operation.
Border Patrol Police Company 334(กองร้อยตำรวจตระเวนชายแดนที่ 334)
A police unit that assisted in the operation.
Mae Ai Police Station(สภ.แม่อาย)
The police station responsible for the area and to which the seized drugs were handed over.
Rapid Response Company of Phu Muang Task Force(กองร้อยเคลื่อนที่เร็วกองกำลังผาเมือง)
A rapid response unit of the Phu Muang Task Force that participated in the operation.
Administrative Officials of Mae Ai District(เจ้าหน้าที่ฝ่ายปกครอง อำเภอแม่อาย)
Civilian officials from Mae Ai District who assisted in the operation.

Place

Mae Ai District(อำเภอแม่อาย)ℹ️
A district in Chiang Mai province where the drug seizure occurred.
Chiang Mai Province(จังหวัดเชียงใหม่)ℹ️
The province in Thailand where the incident took place.
Huai Nam Yen Village(บ้านห้วยน้ำเย็น)
The specific location of the temporary checkpoint.
Tha Ton Sub-district(ต.ท่าตอน)
The sub-district where Huai Nam Yen and Tha Ma Kaeng villages are located.
Tha Ma Kaeng Village(บ้านท่ามะแกง)
The village where the sacks of drugs were discovered.

Person

Col. Kitti Najai(พ.อ.กิตติ นาใจ)
Commander of the Ranger Force Control Unit, 3rd Army Area Operation Center, who organized the checkpoint.

Law

Methamphetamine pills(ยาบ้า)ℹ️
The illicit drug seized in the operation.