DSI Joins Forces with Royal Thai Navy and NSB to Arrest Thai Nationals Smuggling 800,000 Methamphetamine Pills in Kalasin Province
published: 6/30/2025 8:47:42 AM updated: 7/3/2025 2:26:27 PM 330 views
DSI Joins Forces with Royal Thai Navy and
NSB to Arrest Thai Nationals Smuggling 800,000 Methamphetamine Pills in Kalasin
Province
On Friday, June 27, 2025, at 8:30 AM, Police Major Yutthana Praedam, Director-General of the Department of Special Investigation (DSI), along with Police Major Jatupol Bongkochmas, Deputy Director-General, and Police Major Kriengkrai Suebsumpan, Director of the Bureau of Regional Operations, instructed Major Charoensak Rengthanomsap, Head of the Special Case Operations Center Region 4, Police Major Nattapong Noinamkham, Head of Intelligence Operations, Sergeant Major First Class Sanya Kalapat, Special Case Officer, Professional Level, Mr. Sitthichai Khajornrit, Special Case Officer, Professional Level, and Mr. Anat Chimpalee, General Administration Officer, Special Case Operations Center Region 4, to participate in a joint operation to arrest a drug smuggling ring in Sahatsakhan District, Kalasin Province.
This operation followed a tip-off received by officers of the Department of Special Investigation (DSI) and the Royal Thai Navy, indicating that a large shipment of narcotics had been smuggled across the border and temporarily stored in Sahatsakhan District, Kalasin Province. In response, a joint surveillance operation was launched in collaboration with the Naval Intelligence Department and the Narcotics Suppression Bureau (NSB) from the evening of June 26, 2025, which resulted in the arrest of three suspects, namely:
1. Mr. Anuchin (surname withheld), 33 years old, resident of Sakon Nakhon Province
2. Ms. Aranya (surname withheld), 33 years old, resident of Mukdahan Province
3. Ms. Kittiya (surname withheld), 36 years old, resident of Mukdahan Province
Along with the arrest, 800,000 methamphetamine pills (Category 1 narcotic) and three vehicles were seized.
During interrogation, the suspects confessed that they had been instructed by a relative currently incarcerated to collect the drugs from a Lao trafficker, and intended to further distribute the drugs to dealers in Surin, Si Sa Ket, and Khon Kaen provinces. The suspects and seized evidence were transferred to the Narcotics Suppression Bureau (NSB) for further investigation and legal proceedings.