Mukdahan Royal Thai Navy's Mekong River Boat Unit shows off its work, seizing more than 800,000 methamphetamine tablets. Rear Admiral Narin Chaocharoen, Commander of the Naval Unit to Maintain Peace and Order along the Mekong River Announcing the results of drug arrests at the Mukdahan Naval Unit after earlier Assigned to Captain Nathapat Nammongkol, Deputy Commander of the Naval Unit to maintain peace and order along the Mekong River. As a representative at the press conference along with Captain Wanna Keathip, Commander of the Naval Peace and Order Unit on the Mekong River in Nakhon Phanom District By Lieutenant Commander Siriphong Nopthaisong, head of Muktahan Naval Station Was informed by a spy that in this period there would be a group of people suspected of illegally transporting drugs into the area of Wan Yai District, Muktahan Province. When they found out, they reported it to their commander. along with giving orders to the Mukdahan boat station to intercept and suppress drugs As well as being int egrated with the Special Operations Team of the Naval Narcotics Prevention and Suppression Center. Special Operations Team, Naval Unit, maintains peace and order along the Mekong River. and digging up news operations of the naval unit to maintain order along the Mekong River In order to jointly plan and carry out operations to intercept and arrest the underlying plan, an ambush force was set up to monitor the banks of the Mekong River, Wan Yai District, Mukdahan Province, to observe. Including deploying forces along transportation routes. that offenders use as a route to escape Until approximately 1145 on May 17, 2024, the monitoring team on the banks of the Mekong River found a suspicious car driving into the area along the banks of the Mekong River where officers were trapped and noticed that sacks were being transported. Two bags of vehicles got onto the vehicle, so the officials closed the distance to the vehicle, but at that time the vehicle moved away from the area along the banks of the Mekong River. T he officials digging and inspecting the Mekong River bank then reported the information about the tanks. to provide support for units deploying along transportation routes to track and search for the said vehicle Two officers deployed on the road followed and found the suspicious vehicle in the area of Road No. 3010. Near the intersection of Wan Yai Subdistrict, Wan Yai District, Muktahan Province, they closed the distance and called for a car to stop and identified themselves as NRC officials to request inspection. When the car stopped, the officers Let the driver get out of the car. Ready to inspect the said vehicle. Found 6 bags of blue fertilizer in the back seat of the car. It is expected to be a drug. Therefore, the report was made to the commander and security agencies in the area. to jointly investigate the suspicious object with Pol. Col. Jedet Preemoon, superintendent of Wan Yai Police Station Participate in the inspection which from the preliminary examination It was a type 1 drug (amphetamine) i n the amount of 2 bags, so it was inspected. and bring the accused along with all the seized items Come to Mukdahan boat station. In order to conduct a further detailed examination, the examination found that it was a type 1 drug (amphetamine) in the amount of 2 sacks with brown paper. Wrapped tightly with adhesive tape. Stamped with the letter Y 1, there were 128 large bundles of 6,000 tablets each and 8 small bundles of 4,000 tablets each, totaling approximately 800,000 tablets. Therefore, all the middle items were taken. Make a record of the seizure Prepare to send investigators Wan Yai Police Station, Wan Yai District, Mukdahan Province to continue legal action Source: Thai News Agency