Thai Security Forces Seize 11 Million Meth Pills Being Smuggled Across Mekong River from Laos
Thai Security forces seized 11.1 million methamphetamine tablets and arrested a Lao national at a Mekong River pier in Tha Uthen district of Nakhon Phanom province Monday night. Acting on a tip-off that a huge drug haul was to be smuggled across the Mekong River from Laos to Thailand through Tha Uthen district, dozens of naval officers from the Mekong River patrol unit, border patrol policemen and troops from the Suranaree task force were mobilized to intercept the drug haul.
Chiang Rai Times Reporter
