TRANG — 5 June 2026, Crime Suppression Division (CSD) officers have seized 220,000 speed pills hidden inside parcels sent through a private courier service after investigators tracked down a drug trafficking ring that attempted to disguise the shipment by using the name of a deceased person as the intended recipient.
On Thursday, under the orders of Pol. Maj. Gen. Phatthanasak Bubphasuwan, Commander of the CSD, a police team led by Pol. Col. Phongpanot Chukaew, a superintendent of the CSD, Pol. Col. Anusorn Thongsai, superintendent of Sub-Division 6, and inspectors, seized 220,000 methamphetamine pills. The drugs were intercepted inside a private courier package sorting centre in Mueang District, Trang Province.
The seizure followed an intelligence received on Tuesday, warning authorities that a drug trafficking ring planned to smuggle narcotics and illegal items concealed inside courier boxes through a private delivery service to a sorting center in Trang. Upon arriving at the facility, officers identified themselves and presented their anti-narcotics official ID badges to the branch manager.
Officers explained the reasons and necessity for inspecting the suspicious packages. The branch manager cooperated fully, and the officers demonstrated their transparency according to protocol before beginning the operation.
The inspection spotted three suspicious brown cardboard boxes matching the description provided by an informant. After checking the shipping details on the boxes, authorities found that the named recipient had already died, leading officers to believe this was part of a strategy used by drug traffickers to avoid detection and hinder criminal investigations.
Courier staff told police the packages had already been sent to the listed delivery address but were returned to the company’s warehouse as no recipient could be located.
Police and the branch manager subsequently opened the three suspicious parcels while recording the entire process on video as evidence. Inside, officers discovered 22 large packages of methamphetamine tablets. Each package contained five bundles of pills, for a total of 110 bundles and 220,000 tablets.
Officers then documented the seizure of all illicit goods before handing them over to Sub-Division 6 investigators for further examination. They are expanding the investigation to trace the drug trafficking routes, gather additional evidence, and expedite the arrest of all accomplices involved to face strict legal action.
