Officers led by Pol Lt Col Phisit Chunphet, deputy superintendent of Thalang Police, paid a visit to the man, known to them initially only as “Gorn”.
Carefully approaching his hut they saw him standing in front, holding a white plastic bottle. When they revealed themselves, he threw the bottle away. Police retrieved it and found inside it 64 methamphetamine (“ya ba”) pills stamped with the brand WY.
Officers searched his hut, finding nothing more that was incriminating. They did, however, find his ID card, which identified him as Manggorn Taguasak of Phuket.
He was charged with possession of a Category 1 drug with intent to sell.