# Thai methamphetamine trafficking crackdown > Live situation record from CLSTR: https://clstr.news/situations/thai-methamphetamine-trafficking-crackdown > Updated: 2026-08-05T10:26:32.000Z. Sources: 6. Developments: 2. In early August 2026 Thai authorities intensified a crackdown on methamphetamine trafficking linked to the Golden Triangle. On 1 August, the Narcotics Suppression Police uncovered a massive cache of about 8 million meth pills hidden in a cemetery in Chiang Rai, tracing the supply to a production site in Shan State, Myanmar, and a smuggling route through Laos. The operation highlighted the involvement of a fugitive drug lord and the coordination between border rangers and police. A few days later, on 5 August, police seized nearly 3 million tablets in two separate raids: a teenager in Lampang was stopped with 808 tablets, and a truck in Thung Song, Nakhon Si Thammarat, was found carrying about 1.4 million tablets concealed in fertilizer sacks. The combined seizures underscored the expanded, multi‑regional effort to disrupt the trafficking network. Together, the incidents illustrate a sustained, high‑profile enforcement push across northern and southern Thailand aimed at dismantling large‑scale meth supply chains. ## Timeline ### 2026-08-05: Thai police seize nearly 3 million meth tablets in two major operations Thai police seized 808 meth tablets from a 16‑year‑old in Lampang and about 1.4 million tablets from a truck in Thung Song, totaling nearly 3 million tablets in a month-long crackdown. 2 sources. https://clstr.news/cluster/thai-police-seize-nearly-3-million-meth-tablets-in-two-major-operations ### 2026-08-01: Thai Police Seize 8 Million Meth Pills Hidden in Chiang Rai Cemetery Thai police seized about 8 million meth pills hidden in a Chiang Rai cemetery, linked to a Myanmar production site and smuggled via Laos, allegedly run by drug lord Long Sae Lee. 4 sources. https://clstr.news/cluster/thai-police-seize-8-million-meth-pills-hidden-in-chiang-rai-cemetery --- Cite as: Thai methamphetamine trafficking crackdown. CLSTR, https://clstr.news/situations/thai-methamphetamine-trafficking-crackdown