Police officers from Surat Thani province seized 1.2 kg of methamphetamine, more than 200 yaba tablets and a handgun during an operation in Bophut.
In the night of 21 October, around 3:30 am, a team from Bophut police, under the direction of Pol. Lt. Col. Sirachai Koet Sri, carried out the arrest of two suspects as part of a targeted operation against drug trafficking.
The officers detained Mr Chokchai, 44, and Mrs Yai Khwan, 37. During the search, police discovered 1.2 kg of methamphetamine, more than 200 yaba tablets as well as a revolver with several rounds of ammunition.
The two suspects were informed of the charges against them. They are accused of having “jointly sold category 1 narcotics, methamphetamine, for commercialisation and distribution among the population, while in possession of a firearm”.
They are also charged with “illegal possession of a firearm and ammunition, as well as carrying a weapon in a public place without authorisation”.
Source : Samui RTP