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Phuket duo arrested with 2,326 ya bah pills

Phuket duo arrested with 2,326 ya bah pills

PHUKET: Police and officers from the provincial Office of the Narcotics Control Board yesterday arrested two men in Phuket Town and seized a total of 2,326 methamphetamine (ya bah) pills.


By Tanyaluk Sakoot

Tuesday 8 October 2013 05:01 PM


Jamreu (left) and Kajorn with the pills and the officers who arrested them.

Jamreu (left) and Kajorn with the pills and the officers who arrested them.

Kajorn Chanthasri, 30, was arrested in possession of 390 pills and 1.4 grams of ya ice (crystal methamphetamine) in the Rassada area, after selling drugs to an undercover officer posing as a buyer.

Under questioning Kajorn revealed the name of his supplier, Jamreu Sawengwit.

Jamreu, 27, was arrested later the same day in possession of a further 1,936 ya bah pills.

Both were charged with possession of a banned drug with intent to sell, and are currently confined, awaiting their day in court.