2.3m speed pills seized on Mekong river bank, smugglers fleeNavy officers and local police inspect speed pills seized from fleeing smugglers on the banks of the Mekong River in Nong Khai province in the early hours of Wednesday. (Photo: RTN spokesperson team)A navy patrol seized about 2.3 million speed pills abandoned by fleeing smugglers on the banks of the Mekong River in Muang district of Nong Khai in the early hours of Wednesday. Officers then identified themselves and moved in, the suspects fled under the cover of darkness, taking advantage of their familiarity with the area. A subsequent search led to the seizure of seven sacks of speed pills, totalling about 2.37 million tablets. According to the navy, the seizure highlighted the continued attempts by cross border criminal syndicates to smuggle narcotics into Thailand.

Source: Bangkok Post February 11, 2026 09:20 UTC