Random searches yield drug haulsSecurity authorities on Monday display items seized during a random search of a vehicle in Sangkhla Buri district of Kanchanaburi. (Photo by Piyarach Chongcharoen)KANCHANABURI: About 100,000 methamphetamine pills, or ya ba, were seized during a random search at a road checkpoint in Sangkhla Buri district on Sunday night, authorities said on Monday. Officers said that 100,000 meth pills worth about 20 million baht on the street were found in a truck's fuel tank after the vehicle was flagged for a random search. The driver, Thawil Niyomthong, 40, from Nong Prue district, was promptly arrested and handed over to Sangkhla Buri police. On Friday, soldiers in Thong Pha Phum district searched four vehicles and more than 14,000 meth pills and 337kg of crystal meth worth about 340 million baht.

Source: Bangkok Post July 01, 2019 10:21 UTC