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B2.5bn meth, heroin seized
Gregory Morrissey, Published on 17/09/2018
» Four people from Tak province were arrested in Sukhothai's Muang district and 10 million methamphetamine pills and 35 kilogrammes of heroin seized from their vehicle on Sunday evening.
Cops seize huge B1.5bn meth haul
Gregory Morrissey, Published on 23/08/2018
» Police have seized more than 14 million methamphetamine pills worth 1.48 billion baht that were bound for neighbouring Malaysia and beyond, authorities said on Wednesday, in one of their biggest ever drug busts.
Party-hard Thailand is going after rehab tourists
Gregory Morrissey, Published on 14/05/2018
» Thailand, the tropical paradise with a reputation as a place to party, is starting to develop another reputation as a low-cost option for foreigners looking to get clean.
Drug traffickers killed in checkpoint shoot-out
Gregory Morrissey, Published on 14/05/2018
» Police shot dead two men from Lampang province who opened fire when their pickup truck was stopped for a search in Wiang Pa Pao district of Chiang Rai early on Monday morning. Police found 5 million speed pills and 199 heroin bars in the vehicle.
Carfentanil a new drug to dread
Gregory Morrissey, Published on 08/05/2018
» A United Nations drug enforcement body has voiced concern about the possible smuggling of a powerful synthetic tranquiliser into Thailand and the Southeast Asian region after it was spread across the US and Europe using postal services.
11 drug plants 'churn out 20m pills a day'
Gregory Morrissey, Published on 09/04/2018
» The Narcotics Suppression Bureau admitted on Sunday that at least 11 drug manufacturing facilities were located "near Thailand's northern border" with a combined daily production capacity of more than 20 million pills.