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‘Biggest’ Israeli drug dealer on Koh Phangan arrested
Assawin Pakkawan, Published on 14/02/2026
» SURAT THANI - A major Israeli drug dealer, who operated out of the restaurant he owned on Koh Phangan, was arrested on Friday with narcotics worth over 50 million baht seized, authorities said.
Southern island DJ arrested while selling cocaine
Assawin Pakkawan, Published on 08/06/2025
» SURAT THANI: A Russian man, 37, was arrested on Koh Phangan island in this southern province Saturday evening with packets of cocaine and ketamine.
1,200kg of ‘ice’ destined for Malaysia seized
Assawin Pakkawan, Published on 26/05/2023
» SONGKHLA: Police seized 1,200 kilogrammes of crystal methamphetamine worth 120 million baht, destined for Malaysia, after surrounding a house in Na Mom district but the smugglers managed to flee.
Two tonnes of kratom leaves abandoned in Songkhla
Assawin Pakkawan, Published on 25/12/2021
» SONGKHLA: Authorities seized 71 fertiliser sacks containing more than two tonnes of kratom leaves abandoned by four men on motorcycles along the Thai-Malaysian border in Sadao district early Saturday.
Four women held, 200kg of ganja seized in Hat Yai
Assawin Pakkawan, Published on 14/10/2021
» SONGKHLA: Four women have been arrested and 200 kilogrammes of compressed marijuana seized from one of their two vehicles in Hat Yai district.
Big meth, heroin seizure in Hat Yai
Assawin Pakkawan, Published on 17/11/2020
» SONGKHLA: Narcotics suppression police have arrested a man with 27 kilogrammes of heroin and almost one million methamphetamine pills in his possession, in Hat Yai district
10 from three southern drug gangs caught
Assawin Pakkawan, Published on 16/05/2019
» Ten members of three major drug gangs in Phatthalung and Narathiwat provinces have been arrested separately, with speed pills and heroin worth a combined 200 million baht seized.
Parcels containing 183kg of kratom leaves seized
Assawin Pakkawan, Published on 22/03/2019
» SONGKHLA: Police have seized 114 parcels containing 183 kilogrammes of kratom leaves at a logistics firm in Hat Yai district.
B20m drugs suspect 'needed the money to get married'
Assawin Pakkawan, Published on 05/09/2018
» SONGKHLA: One of two men arrested for possession of methamphetamine worth about 20 million baht lamely explained to police that he needed the money because he planned to get married soon.
Songkhla bust nets 651kg of crystal meth, two suspects
News, Assawin Pakkawan, Published on 03/04/2018
» Songkhla: Two men were arrested yesterday with 651 kilogrammes of crystal methamphetamine valued at over 520 million baht in Songkhla and Phitsanulok yesterday, say police.