At 6:30pm, Kathu police went to search a house on Ratpatanusorn Rd in Patong and arrested Apinya Dutsadee, 45, and Palakorn Thongsaard, 18, who were found in possession of five bundles of kratom leaves and one kratom tree.
During the raid police also seized a rice cooker and cough syrup used for making kratom juice.
The two were taken to Kathu police station and charged with possession of and producing a Category 5 drug.
While police were in the area they also arrested one Thai national and eight Burmese men also found in possession of drugs.
The Thai man, Udom Chumwong, 40, was arrested with .56 grams of crystal meth (ya ice) when he was stopped and searched while riding his motorbike.
The eight Burmese men were arrested in a rented room while cooking kratom leaves. They were named as Zor Tu, 33; Zor Linn U, 26; Mou Minn U, 20; Zor U, 20; Zharn winn, 24; Ow, 25; Zor, 28 and Ney How, 21.
All nine were taken to Kathu Police Station and Udom was charged with possession of a Category 1 with intent to sell, while the Burmese men were charged with possession of and producing a Category 5 drug.