CityNews – On 28th November at 11 a.m. the Region 5 Police announced the arrest of three drug smugglers: Add Wongtani (56), Bunlert Luepa (27) and Nattapon Topum (30). They were found with 112,000 amphetamine pills that they were intending to smuggle into central Thailand.
The police reported that the suspects were planning to smuggle the drugs from Chiang Rai to central parts of Thailand, like Singburi, Ayuthaya, Angthong and more. The police were tipped off to the fact that the suspects would be on the road from Chiang Rai to Thoeng around a particular time. When they caught up with the drug smugglers, the police had noticed two of the suspects, Add Wongtani and Bunlert Luepa, making a stop to drop a box off on the side of the road. They retrieved the box and discovered 112,000 amphetamine pills, covered with various balms to disguise the smell of the drugs.
Another group of police was alerted to the suspects’ whereabouts, and stopped them in their car further along the route, where they found the car had an Office of the Attorney General badge on it. The suspects confessed their plan: one of the drug smugglers, Nattapon Topum, was meant to follow them and pick up the drugs from the side of the road. The police then trapped him when he arrived on the route later on.
When questioned by police, Nattapon Topum said he had quit his creative job in television in order to become a drug dealer. He said it would make him more money. His story was that he was ordered by a prisoner in Chonburi to collect the drugs in Chiang Rai, and distribute them in central Thailand. He was given the fake badge for the car to try and deter the police.
Police also seized the two cars, five mobile phones, a gold necklace, and 40,000 baht in cash from the three suspects.
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