CHIANG MAI – Thai anti-narcotics police have intercepted a major drug trafficking operation in northern Thailand. Officers arrested three suspects and seized a massive haul of illegal substances. The authorities intercepted the illicit shipments during a coordinated operation in Chiang Mai province. The seized contraband included over 7.3 million methamphetamine tablets and 250 kilograms of […]

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KHON KAEN – In an emotional turn of events, Thai border patrol police arrested two men in Udon Thani, Thailand, early on June 7, 2026, for trafficking nearly 800,000 meth pills (commonly known as yaba). According to a report by Thairath, 38-year-old Chatchai Thonthan tricked his friend, 36-year-old Predee Kesonrat, into driving the getaway car […]

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CHIANG MAI - In the early hours of May 3, Thai military forces engaged in a fierce gunfight with a gang of 15 to 20 armed drug smugglers at a natural border crossing in the Mae Ai District of Chiang Mai, Thailand.

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BANGKOK - Law enforcement has struck a significant blow against the city’s illegal drug trade. In a series of coordinated raids, Thai police dismantled a sophisticated cocaine trafficking ring and arrested its alleged Nigerian kingpin.

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CHIANG RAI - Thai Immigration police in Mae Sai, Chiang Rai, report they are seeing more Thai suspects attempting to cross into Myanmar to avoid arrest warrants. On Monday, officers at the Mae Sai checkpoint stopped three people in a single day.

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