Chiang Rai police arrest 28-year-old with ingredient for making yaba

Chiang Rai police yesterday announced the arrest of a 28-year-old drug suspect caught in possession of 80 bottles of hydrochloric acid, which could reportedly be used to make 30 million yaba (methamphetamine) pills.

Lek Namwong was nabbed at a checkpoint in Mae Salong Nai in Mae Fah Luang while driving a pickup, allegedly on his way to deliver the acid to a drug-ring member in Ban Therd Thai on the border. Lek reportedly told police he was hired to deliver “toilet-cleaning fluid” for Bt1,500.

Chiang Rai police arrest 28-year-old with ingredient for making yaba

Chiang Rai police yesterday announced the arrest of a 28-year-old drug suspect caught in possession of 80 bottles of hydrochloric acid, which could reportedly be used to make 30 million yaba (methamphetamine) pills.

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