Bangkok police net huge drug haul

Bangkok police net huge drug haul

Phuwadol Chindawong, 31, and Veerachart Sangwanwong, 34, both of Chiang Rai, and 21.5kg of ya ice and 2 million ya ba tablets seized from their alleged Bangkok drug den are shown off at a police press conference today. (photo by Pattanapong Hirunard)
Phuwadol Chindawong, 31, and Veerachart Sangwanwong, 34, both of Chiang Rai, and 21.5kg of ya ice and 2 million ya ba tablets seized from their alleged Bangkok drug den are shown off at a police press conference today. (photo by Pattanapong Hirunard)

Metropolitan police arrested two people and seized 21.5kg of crystal methamphetamine and 2 million speed pills in a raid on a house in Ramkhamhaeng area.

Deputy police chief Pongspat Pongcharoen said at a press conference today that Wednesday night's raid on Soi Ramkhamhaeng 110 in Saphan Sung district was carried out at 7pm following more than a month of intelligence work.

In a search on the one-storey residence, narcotics-suppression officers arrested Phuwadol Chindawong, 31, and Veerachart Sangwanwong, 34, both of Chiang Rai, and seized 21.5kg of ya ice and 2 million ya ba tablets.

A Honda CRV, a Chiang Rai-registered motorcycle, three mobile phones and many other articles also were seized.

Pol Gen Pongsapat said the two suspects, who long had been under surveillance, had used the house as a storage depot for drugs delivered from the North by several networks. From this house, the drugs were distributed to traders in Khlong Toey and Rom Klao areas, he said.

Police said the two suspects confessed they had rented the house for two months at 15,000 baht per month as it was situated in a remote area without security cameras.

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