Suspected drug traffickers arrested in sting operation at Thai-Malaysia border

Two suspected drug traffickers were arrested for allegedly trying to smuggle 4,000 methamphetamine pills through the Thai-Malaysia border.

Saharo and Firdos, both 24, were caught by Central Investigation Bureau officers selling hard drugs from Malaysia in Narathiwat, Thailand, on September 9.

Cops caught the pair in a sting operation and confiscated from them 20 bags each containing 200 meth pills stamped with the logo 'wy'.

The head of the operation, Police Sub-Lieutenant Pakdee Rabsai of the Marine Police, said the arrests came following investigations into a drug smuggling network in Sungai Kolok near the Malaysian border.

He said: 'Authorities learned that Saharo was selling methamphetamine pills in that area. Police scheduled a transaction and set up an ambush in front of a hospital where the drugs would be delivered.

'When the suspects arrived at the designated meeting place, the team revealed themselves and arrested them.'

Sahara and Firdos were both handed over to the Sungai Kolok Police Station. They will face charges of 'jointly possessing Category I narcotics with the intent to distribute'. They allegedly admitted the charges.

According to Thai law, carrying Category I drugs, including LSD and ecstasy, for 'disposal or possession for the purpose of disposal', has a maximum punishment of the death sentence or life in prison. The most severe punishments are reserved for those who 'produce of import' the substances, while simply possessing the drugs can land offenders in jail for up to 10 years.

Dealing the lesser Category 2 drugs, which include cocaine and ketamine, can carry a life sentence while possession alone has a punishment of five years.