SUNGAI GOLOK: Thai police believe that the 6,000 yaba pills seized from six Malaysians including a popular dikir barat singer last week were meant for distribution in Kelantan.
Sungai Golok police chief, Pol Col Jadsadavit Inprapan said the amount of yaba pills seized meant it was unlikely that they were for personal consumption.
Yaba pills, commonly known as "pil kuda" in Malaysia are a type of methamphetamine.
He said they received a tip-off about the group at a hotel there and raided their room where they found the drugs.
The six Malaysians also tested positive for drugs.
Jadsadavit said the drugs have been sent to a laboratory in Narathiwat for analysis and the results are expected within a month.
Investigations are ongoing and in the meantime, the six Malaysians will be detained at the Narathiwat prison.
Earlier this week a Narathiwat court allowed the six to be detained for up to 84 days.
Under Thai laws, anyone caught in possession of more than 200 yaba pills cannot be released on bail.
Asked whether Thai police will be calling in any witnesses to assist in investigations, Jadsadavit said there was no need for them to do so.
"It is enough that we found the pills in the room along with the six who also tested positive for drugs."
He also denied claims that Thai police had targeted the group because one of the six was a celebrity.
"Police do not pick and choose whom we raid, as claimed by certain parties because we do not know if they are regular citizens or celebrities."
"We are just doing our job by curbing drug activities, like law enforcement in other countries."
Jadsadavit also denied that two others escaped the police raid.
"We only discovered three men and three women in the room," he added.