Tag: ya ba
300 storm Koh Sichang in major drug raid
7 villages raided, 500 tested, 18 arrested More than 300 police, military and government personnel stormed Koh Sichang, detaining 500 island residents for drug...
DSI breaks up ya ba smuggling ring
Thailand Department of Special Investigations officers broke up an alleged ring of drug dealers responsible for smuggling methamphetamines into Chonburi Central Prison. ...
Police raid slum, arrest 9 for illegal drug use
Pattaya police raided a makeshift village behind Wat Nong Or, arresting nine people who tested positive for methamphetamine use. ...
Bitter pill for inmate who swallows drugs, dies on way to...
Swallowing a condom full of illegal drugs turned out to be a bitter pill indeed for a Nong Plalai Prison inmate after the...
Sriracha police nab couple allegedly distributing drugs for Rayong prison inmate
Sriracha police arrested a married couple who allegedly acted as distributors for a jailed drug dealer behind bars at Rayong Prison. ...
3 arrested, 1,195 ya ba tablets seized
Police arrested two men and a women and seized nearly 1,200 methamphetamine tablets in a South Pattaya raid. Siripol...
Norwegian arrested on drug, immigration charges
A Norwegian man was arrested on drug and immigration charges after police noticed the smell of marijuana coming from his apartment. ...
Missing motorbike leads police to 600 ya ba tablets, 3 arrests
Police investigating a stolen motorbike discovered 600 methamphetamine tablets and arrested three men after tracking a missing license plate back to a drug...
Ex-Chonburi cop arrested for drug dealing
A former Chonburi policeman fired and jailed for drug dealing was again caught with methamphetamines, marijuana, a loaded gun and 20,000 baht in cash....
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