32.4 C
Bangkok
Sunday, April 28, 2024

Chemical engineer accused of making ecstasy

Chemical engineer accused of making ecstasy

Raid nets 20,000 pills as police investigate gang that sold drugs at Bangkok nightspots

Chemical engineer Pathiwet Suwankhiri (right) is caught during a police raid that netted 20,000 ecstasy pills in Nonthaburi on Saturday. (Police photo)

A chemical engineer suspected of producing ecstasy pills has been arrested during a raid in Bang Kruai district of Nonthaburi.

Pathiwet Suwankhiri, 42, was apprehended at his room on the third floor of a building at the Phra Ngoen Eua-Arthon housing estate in tambon Plai Bang on Saturday morning.

Seized were equipment used for producing ecstasy, precursor chemicals, a digital scale, 20,000 ecstasy pills and 50 grammes of crystal methamphetamine.

Pol Gen Manoon Mekmok, deputy…

Read more…

Latest Articles