Officers arrested the suspect, not named by police, at a hotel on Nanai Rd Soi 8 yesterday (Oct 20).
The operation, led by Pol Lt Col Saran Chaiwut together with the Patong Police investigative team, saw officers seize 0.74g of crystal meth..
Patong Police did not explain how officers came to learn that the man had the small amount of drugs in his hotel room.
Regardless, the man was charged with illegal possession of a Category 1 narcotic (crystal meth) and for being a foreign national staying in the Kingdom after his visa had expired, Patong Police confirmed.
The man and the seized evidence were taken to Patong Police Station for further legal proceedings, officers said in their report.