Couple arrested in Si Racha with 8 kilograms of crystal methamphetamine and 4,500 methamphetamine pills

Si Racha-

An unemployed couple have been arrested in Si Racha with 8 kilograms of crystal methamphetamine and 4,500 methamphetamine pills in Si Racha, yesterday (September 23rd), 2021.

A team from the Mueang Chonburi Police arrested a husband and a wife, Mr. Surat ‘Jo’, 41, and Mrs. Prapaphon, 39. They were arrested at a banana plantation in the Surasak sub-district in the morning of September 23rd.

Seized from them were 8,057.17 grams of crystal methamphetamine and 4,545 methamphetamine pills. Mueang Chonburi police also seized eight ecstasy pills.

The Mueang Chonburi Police Chief Colonel Nitat Weanpradap told the associated Thai press, “The suspects had just been released from a prison nine months ago for selling illegal drugs, so this is not their first rodeo.”

“The couple stated that after being released they could not find work due to Covid-19 having closed many potential business ventures and were unemployed. However, they stated they had met friends in prison who invited them to join their illegal drug shipping business. They stated they got 5,000 baht for each successful delivery. They believed they would not get caught because their friends told them that police were too busy enforcing Covid-19 rules to focus on drugs. That is not the case.” Nitat stated.

“This is our biggest drug seizure recently. We are also working on identifying their “friends” who they worked with.” Nitat concluded.

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Goong Nang is a News Translator who has worked professionally for multiple news organizations in Thailand for many years and has worked with The Pattaya News for more than four years. Specializes primarily in local news for Phuket, Pattaya, and also some national news, with emphasis on translation between Thai to English and working as an intermediary between reporters and English-speaking writers. Originally from Nakhon Si Thammarat, but lives in Phuket and Krabi except when commuting between the three.