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600,000 speed pills seized in Nakhon Phanom

600,000 speed pills seized in Nakhon Phanom

Accused courier a Bangkok motorcycle taxi driver who said pandemic had left him in debt

Border patrol police display speed pills seized from a suspected courier at a road checkpoint in That Phanom district of Nakhon Phanom. (Photo: Pattanapong Sripiachai)

NAKHON PHANOM: A Bangkok motorcycle taxi driver arrested in this northeastern province with 600,000 speed pills has said the Covid pandemic drove him to become a drug courier to support his family, authorities say.

The arrest took place after border patrol police stopped a suspected car with Bangkok licence plates in That Phanom district late Thursday night. The search found two sacks containing 600,000 speed pills inside the car.

Driver Phoolsuk Maneewihok,…

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