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Pattaya raid uncovers hidden vape drug lab inside heavily fortified residence

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Police raided a luxury home in Pattaya, uncovering a suspected illegal vape pod production lab filled with chemicals and equipment, and detained three Chinese nationals after finding the heavily fortified house allegedly converted into a clandestine “pod K” operation.

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PATTAYA, Thailand – Economic Crime Suppression Division officers, working alongside Chonburi provincial police, raided a luxury home in the Pattaya area on May 11 and uncovered what authorities say was an illegal production site for drug-laced vape pods.

The operation took place at a house in Nongprue after investigators received reports that a group of Chinese nationals was allegedly involved in illegal narcotics-related activity linked to electronic cigarette “pod K” products.

Police said the two-story property had been heavily modified and secured with high concrete walls and electric anti-theft fencing surrounding the residence. Inside, officers reportedly discovered rooms converted into laboratory-style production areas containing manufacturing equipment, vape pod materials, chemical subs…

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