{
  "id": 6123340,
  "title": "Sleepy drug courier caught after dozing off at car wash",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/07/sleepy-drug-courier-caught-after-dozing-off-at-car-wash",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-07T08:29:17.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Khaosod English",
    "slug": "khaosod-english",
    "url": "https://www.khaosodenglish.com/news/2026/09/07/sleepy-drug-courier-caught-after-dozing-off-at-car-wash/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Kalasin - On September 7, 2026, a man was apprehended after falling asleep while his car was being cleaned at a car wash in central Kalasin. The suspect, 39-year-old Ekaphon \"Ek\" Changprasert, was seized with 42,000 methamphetamine pills and a firearm. The incident occurred around 00:30 on Pracha Uthit Road, near a mosque in Kalasin municipality. Eyewitnesses reported a suspicious situation involving a grey Toyota Yaris with Bangkok license plate 6 กล 5251. The vehicle had been covered in mud and belonged to the sleeping suspect. A passerby alerted local authorities, leading to the car wash being inspected. Police found the unconscious man and eventually managed to wake him. Upon searching the vehicle, officers recovered 12,000 pills and a modified 9mm handgun. The suspect confessed to the drug trafficking network in Laos and claimed responsibility for distributing the drugs throughout northeastern Thailand. He admitted to seven days without sleep while delivering the drugs, receiving 70,000 baht for his services. Authorities vowed to intensify the drug crackdown, urging the public to report suspected activity through designated hotlines.",
  "summary": "KALASIN — 7 September 2026, suspected drug courier was arrested after he reportedly fell asleep inside his car while it was being washed at a car wash in central Kalasin, leading police to seize 42,000 methamphetamine pills and a handgun. The suspect, identified as Ekaphon “Ek” Changprasert, 39, was arrested after a member of the public […] The post Sleepy drug courier caught after dozing off at…",
  "key_points": [],
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  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}