Northern Thailand police seize 62 million Yaba pills in 5 months

In a recent drug suppression drive conducted in the Mae Chan district of Chiang Rai, police in northern Thailand seized six million Yaba pills. This latest seizure is part of a wider crackdown on drug trafficking in the region, which has seen law enforcement officials seize a staggering 62 million Yaba pills, also known as methamphetamine, over the past five months.

According to Pol. Lt. Gen. Piya Tawichai, the commissioner of Provincial Police Region 5, the operation was launched after informants tipped off police that a large quantity of meth pills would be transported in two pickups, one with Chiang Mai and the other with Chiang Rai registration plates, from Mae Fa Luang to Mae Chan district. Police subsequently intercepted the two vehicles and began tailing them, with one vehicle heading to Chiang Saen district and the other towards Mae Chan district, reported Bangkok Post.

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