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Drug suspect caught in sting, 16kg ‘ice’ seized

Drug suppression officials examine the pickup, damaged when a drug suspect tried to
flee a police sting in Phrom Khiri district, Nakhon Si Thammarat, on Monday. (Photo: Nujaree Rakrun)

NAKHON SI THAMMARAT: A major drug suspect was caught and 16 kilogrammes of crystal methamphetamine seized in a sting operation in Phrom Khiri district on Monday.

The suspect was Wanchai Ratchakij, alias Chai Thonhong, 32, whose alleged drug trading activities had long drawn the attention of local authorities.

The arrest was made by a drug suppression team set up by the provincial governor, comprising police and officials from the Internal Security Operations Command.

On Monday, in the sting operation, Mr Wanchai kept an appointment to hand over a quantity of crystal meth, or ice, to an undercover official at Wat Thonhong…

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