BANGKOK: Thai authorities have dismantled a serious transnational narcotics community often known as “Black Mirror TKP,” accused of trafficking large quantities of medication and laundering tens of billions of baht by entrance corporations.
Deputy Nationwide Police Chief Samran Nualma, who additionally heads the Police Narcotics Suppression Centre, led a press briefing on the operation. The crackdown was carried out by the Narcotics Suppression Bureau in coordination with the Workplace of the Narcotics Management Board (ONCB), the Anti-Cash Laundering Workplace (AMLO), and different businesses.
The investigation started after a Feb 11 arrest in Nakhon Phanom, the place a ranger unit detained three Lao nationals—Thao Phong, Thao Li, and Thao Dam—and seized 658 kg of crystal meth (ice), 116,000 methamphetamine tablets, two long-tail boats, and a van used to move medicine into Thailand.
Additional investigations revealed that the community’s funds have been tied to TKP and linked to a number of different main drug instances:
- Nov 19, 2024 – Arrest in Loei of Wichean with 60,000 meth tablets.
- Dec 8, 2024 – Taiwan customs seized 3.23 kg of heroin despatched from Nong Khai.
- March 18, 2025 – Three suspects have been arrested in Loei with 199 kg of ketamine and two automobiles; two alleged organisers have been later detained.
- April 6, 2025 – Freeway patrol arrest of Noppadol (“Don”) with 10 million meth tablets.
- Could 9, 2025 – Two suspects caught with 196,000 meth tablets and two autos; two others accused of laundering funds by firm accounts have been additionally taken into custody.
- Jun 29, 2025 – Arrest of Aree in Phrae with 10 million meth tablets.
- Nov 10, 2025 – Chiang Rai police detained 5 of the accused with 10 million meth tablets.
The investigation additionally had political fallout. On Dec 29, experiences surfaced {that a} parliamentary candidate had been named in an arrest warrant for alleged cash laundering linked to the community. The Individuals’s Occasion rapidly changed its candidate in Bangkok’s District 33 (Bang Phlat–Bangkok Noi), citing inner checks.
Deputy Police Chief Samran stated the operation delivered a serious blow to organised narcotics networks working in Thailand and throughout the area.
