NAKHON RATCHASIMA: Two men were arrested and 150 kilogrammes of crystal methamphetamine seized after police intercepted two cars for a search in Pathai district of this northeastern province on Sunday, Region 3 Provincial Police commissioner Pol Lt Gen Somprasong Yenthuam said at a media conference.
A checkpoint was set up on Mitrapap highway in Pathai district following a tip-off from informants that a quantity of drugs would be driven through the area in two sedans.
On Sunday morning, police manning the checkpoint intercepted a white Toyota Yaris and a white Toyota Camry that matched the descriptions given by the informants. The first car stopped for the search while the second car made a U-turn and sped away.
Two men in the first car – Kesorn Weluwanarak, 58, the driver, and Khamdaeng Chanhom, 50, the passenger – were arrested.
