A female police doctor in Bangkok has been arrested on June 10, 2025, for allegedly trafficking sedatives including alprazolam using false clinic identities, following a multi-agency raid on a police housing unit in Phaya Thai district.
A female physician affiliated with the Police General Hospital in Bangkok has been taken into custody after authorities uncovered a drug trafficking scheme involving the illegal distribution of sedatives, including the controlled substance alprazolam. The operation was brought to light through a joint raid on a police flat in the Phaya Thai district early on Tuesday, June 10, 2025.
The raid, led by officials from Thailand’s Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the Narcotics Suppression Bureau, was prompted by suspicious prescription orders placed under the doctor’s name. Investigators later determined that she used the identities of 11 clinics across Bangkok to order large quantities of the sedative drugs from the FDA over a three-year period, from 2022 to 2025.
Alprazolam, a benzodiazepine commonly known for its potential misuse as a “date-rape drug,” is classified as a Category 4 controlled substance in Thailand and is subject to strict regulation.
Authorities seized more than 10 boxes of sedative drugs during the operation, which were found stored in large cartons inside the police residential facility. A second suspect, a Thai man who managed the room where the drugs were kept, was also arrested.
Assistant to the Public Health Minister, Thanakrit Chitareerat, who oversaw the raid, stated that the drugs were primarily sold to young people outside of licensed medical settings, in violation of pharmaceutical laws. The drug orders were valued at 15 million baht, with financial records indicating that up to 80 million baht passed through the network during its operation.
The FDA confirmed that the seized substances fell under Categories 2 and 4 of Thailand’s controlled drugs classification, which require medical prescriptions and approved distribution channels.
Deputy Secretary General of the FDA, Withid Sariddeechaikool, stressed that non-regulated access to these medications poses a serious risk to public health and safety.
Authorities are preparing to raid the 11 Bangkok-based clinics involved in the procurement network on June 11. They are also investigating whether other medical personnel were complicit in the operation.
DNA evidence and transaction records gathered during the initial raid are being used to support multiple charges against the doctor, including money laundering, illegal drug possession, and unauthorized distribution of controlled substances.
Officials have stated that they will petition the Medical Council of Thailand to revoke the doctor’s license, pending further disciplinary review.
