At 08:30 on 8 October 2018, a joint Thai force inspected a cannabis-growing plot at grid NQ561590 at Ban Lin Chang, Moo 3, Yang Nam Klat Nuea in Nong Ya Plong, Phetchaburi province.[1] The team combined Phetchaburi’s drug-suppression operations centre, Region 7 drug-suppression officers, Border Patrol Police Company 144, soldiers, provincial investigators, forensic officers, Nong Ya Plong police, district administrators, district health officers, forestry officers and Phetchaburi volunteer defence personnel.[1] The account reports no arrests at the scene.[1]

The plot lay in a forested valley in Nong Ya Plong connected toward Kaeng Krachan, where forest had been encroached and cleared for hidden cannabis growing.[1] The planted area covered about 3 ngan, a Thai area unit of 400 square metres, or about 0.12 hectares in total.[1] The cannabis plants stood 1-2 metres tall, and part of the crop had already been cut, leaving only a portion standing when officers arrived.[1] Officers jointly dismantled the remaining plants and recovered about 300 kilograms of cannabis in total.[1]

They sent the seized cannabis to Nong Ya Plong police investigators, who were to investigate to identify the growers for prosecution.[1]