Police gave chase when the drivers of two pickups failed to stop at a checkpoint in front of a market in Bang Rachan district at about 1am. Pursuing officers shot out the left rear tyre of one pickup, causing the driver to lose control and swerve to a stop. Police found more than 50 sacks of meth tablets in one truck, each containing about 200,000 pills. In custody at Bang Rachan Police Station are Weeranil sae Ma, 30, and Prasit Chaipattanayothin, 24, both Chiang Rai natives. Police said they confessed to being paid to transport the drugs and claimed there were accomplices driving ahead of them scouting for police roadblocks.

Source: The Nation Bangkok September 09, 2018 05:46 UTC