Massive Methamphetamine Haul in Nonthaburi: Couple Arrested with 600,000 Pills
NONTHABURI, Thailand – In a coordinated late-night operation, Bangkok police have arrested a couple and seized 600,000 methamphetamine pills, a firearm, and three vehicles from a rented room in Nonthaburi province.
The arrest took place at 11 p.m. on June 13 in front of Narong’s rented rooms, located in the Sai Yai subdistrict of Sai Noi district. The suspects were identified as Boy, 39, and Tassanee, 25, both residents of Suphan Buri.
According to Police Lieutenant General Siam Boonsom and other high-ranking officers overseeing the case, the suspects were found with nine cardboard boxes containing meth pills, six mobile phones, and a Sig Sauer P320SP handgun with 40 rounds of 9mm ammunition. The methamphetamine was concealed in the rented room, and the gun was hidden in a Honda Civic parked outside.
Also seized were two Toyota Yaris vehicles and other evidence linked to drug transport.
Courier or Dealer?
Police had been tracking the suspects based on intelligence that drugs were being moved from Thailand’s upper central region and stockpiled in the Sai Yai area. Surveillance was placed on the location, and officers moved in after observing suspicious behavior.
Boy confessed to being a drug courier, claiming he was paid 2,000 baht (approximately $60) per sack to deliver meth from Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya province. Each sack reportedly held 200,000 pills, and three sacks were found.
Authorities, however, doubt his claim, suggesting the scale of the operation points toward intent to distribute rather than simple courier activity.
Tassanee, who sells betel nut for a living and is not reported to be a drug user, was arrested with Boy and informed of her legal rights.
Next Steps
Both suspects were taken to the Crime Suppression Division for interrogation, and initial charges are now being handled by the Narcotics Suppression Bureau. More arrests could follow as investigators probe deeper into the supply chain.
Officials hailed the seizure as a major blow to regional drug trafficking, especially given the scale and coordination required to move such a large quantity of methamphetamine.
