Hmong men arrested with Bt344m worth of drugs
The Nation October 8, 2013 1:00 am
Phayao police have nabbed two Hmong men with 21,800 yaba pills and 58 kilograms of crystal methamphetamine, or "ice", with a street value of Bt344 million, Provincial Police Region 5 deputy chief Chamnan Ruadrew said yesterday.
The arrest of Krissada Ranares and Natcha Wongma, both 19, on a bus at Muang district's Mae Tam checkpoint yesterday also led to the arrest of two alleged accomplices, a 17-year-old bus conductor and Chiang Rai resident Nipatpong Sutthiwanusakul, 21.
The gang reportedly got the drugs from alleged druglord and Lahu militia leader Yishay, and transported them to Central Thailand twice before, police said.
