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Two arrested in Phuket with 861 ya bah pills and ya ice

Two arrested in Phuket with 861 ya bah pills and ya ice

PHUKET: A man and a woman were arrested in Thalang yesterday evening (Mar 8) when they were found to have in their possession 861 methamphetamine pills (ya bah) and nearly 40 grams of crystal meth (ya ice).

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By Eakkapop Thongtub

Wednesday 9 March 2016 05:48 PM


30-year-old Raywat Pratheep and Ms Thitsiri Wimuttisuk, 26, were arrested with 861 methamphetamine pills (ya bah) and nearly 40 grams of crystal meth (ya ice). Photo: Eakkapop Thongtub

30-year-old Raywat Pratheep and Ms Thitsiri Wimuttisuk, 26, were arrested with 861 methamphetamine pills (ya bah) and nearly 40 grams of crystal meth (ya ice). Photo: Eakkapop Thongtub

Thalang police led by Lt Col Weerayuth Sithirattanakul arrested 30-year-old Raywat Pratheep and Ms Thitsiri Wimuttisuk, 26, at a home in Moo 7 Srisoonthon.

The two were found in possession of four bags of ya bah pills contain 861 pills in total and three bags of ya ice weighing a total of 39.54g. Police also seized from the pair digital scales, drug taking paraphernalia and an account book.

Lt Col Weerayuth said, “The arrest of the two came after we received a tip-off from undercover officers that they have been selling drugs to teenagers in the area. After monitoring them for a while we moved in and searched their place.”

Raywat and Ms Thitsiri were taken to Thalang Police Station where they were charged with illegal possession of Category 1 drugs with intent to sell.