Sompong Terbboon, 28, and Surachai Chaekong, 27, were arrested on Monday at 4pm in Tambon Pong Pha while they were driving towards Muang Chiang Rai in a Suzuki sedan carrying the drugs in a secret compartment under the car. The arrest stemmed from a previous police investigation that determined a large amount of narcotics would be smuggled across the Thai-Myanmar border into Mae Sai. Police believe the two men were supposed to deliver the drugs to Rayong for distribution. The yaba pills, which are believed to have been supplied by a hill-tribe group based in Myanmar opposite Mae Fa Luang district, were found to be laced with white flakes suspected to be crystal methamphetamine, or “ice”.

Source: The Nation Bangkok October 10, 2017 07:18 UTC