Two arrested in Bangkok on drug abuse charges

Bangkok, June 13 (Xinhua-ANI): Two men were arrested on drug charges while in possession of methamphetamine pills and crystal methamphetamine pills with market value of about 6.3 million U.S. dollars, Bangkok Post online reported on Wednesday.

Pol Maj-Gen Kamronwit Thoopkrachang, the acting metropolitan police chief, on Wednesday identified the two at a press conference on Wednesday as Karan Sae-Heng, 26, and Sitthi Sithiwattana, 26.

He said Karan had been followed since late last year.

On Tuesday, police followed Karan when he drove a car from Bang Bua Thong district to a department store in Nonthaburi. In a search of the car in the store's car park police found 6,000 amphetamine pills.

Karan admitted there were more pills in a house in Bangkok's Bang Khun Thian district and that Sitthi had the key.

Following a telephone call, Sithi arrived with the key. Police opened the house and found 800,000 methamphetamine pills, 1.5kg of ice, one .22 pistol with 62 rounds of ammunition, and two bullet- proof vests in it.

The police estimated the value of the drug if it were sold on street of Bangkok at about 200 million baht or about 6.3 million U. S. dollars.

Police charged the two with having drugs in possession with intent to sell. (Xinhua-ANI)