Thai officials accidentally auction off car loaded with amphetamine

[rooster59]

Thai officials accidentally auction off car loaded with amphetamine

 

Thai authorities seized 516 million meth tablets in 2018

 

Thailand's anti-drugs authority has apologised after it accidentally auctioned off a car hiding tens of thousands of amphetamine tablets.

 

A buyer paid 586,000 baht ($19,000; £14,500) for the Honda CR-V car, which was put up for auction this month after being seized in a drugs case last year.

 

But when it was sent to a garage for alterations, a mechanic discovered 94,000 pills stashed in its bumper.

 

Officials said they would conduct more thorough searches in future.

 

Full story: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-51250345

 

-- © Copyright BBC 2020-01-26

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[BritManToo]

Surprised the mechanic didn't keep them, that would have been 300,000bht in his pocket.

[ezzra]

So this item came from the BBC, i will venture a wild guess to say that the good people at the Thai customs are moms the words about his embarrassing fiasco...

[irwinfc]

product movement at its finest

[DoctorG]

They can always call it a new bust, to improve their statistics.

[klauskunkel]

3 hours ago, rooster59 said:

Officials said they would conduct more thorough searches in future.

[hobobo]

3 hours ago, BritManToo said:

Surprised the mechanic didn't keep them, that would have been 300,000bht in his pocket.

Pray tell me where can one procure yaba tablets for 3.20 Baht each?

[Cake Monster]

TIT after all !

[Narong Wongwan]

4 hours ago, BritManToo said:

Surprised the mechanic didn't keep them, that would have been 300,000bht in his pocket.

It would be B$6 - B$12 million depending on whether it’s wholesale or retail price. 

[RubbaJohnny]

A real getaway car

 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/REO_Speedwagon

[Monomial]

Foolish. I would have kept the tablets and turned them into very useful pseudoephedrine.  Only in Thailand can you buy dangerous antibiotics and other drugs over the counter, but you have to go to a hospital just to get a functional decongestant readily available everywhere else in the world...

 

[hotchilli]

8 hours ago, BritManToo said:

Surprised the mechanic didn't keep them, that would have been 300,000bht in his pocket.

And possibly jail !!!!

[BritManToo]

4 hours ago, Narong Wongwan said:

It would be B$6 - B$12 million depending on whether it’s wholesale or retail price. 

Nah, 30-50bht/tab, but I did miss a 0, so 3Mbht in his pocket.

[BritManToo]

5 hours ago, hobobo said:

Pray tell me where can one procure yaba tablets for 3.20 Baht each?

You're right, missed a 0 ....... 3Mbht.

[DrTuner]

Ah, a missed opportunity. The mechanic could have gone without sleep for years, boosting his income. The new Thai Speedy Gonzales chop shop.

[JHolmesJr]

A car built for speed.

[Elkski]

So these are speed?  How many does one person  need to take st once to get his he good feeling?  Is there a legitimate  use?  Amazing thailand.  Seems mechanic  needs a reward. 

[Creasy]

What chance someone from  Thailand's anti-drugs authority purchased the vehicle at auction ?

[DoctorG]

13 hours ago, BritManToo said:

Nah, 30-50bht/tab, but I did miss a 0, so 3Mbht in his pocket.

Some of you guys know waaaay too much about the yaba price. ????

[mikebell]

Thai corruption exposed ... by the BBC.  I wonder how many interested parties put in bids for the car at auction?

[ChipButty]

They auctioned of the amphetamine with a car included

[Burma Bill]

What gross incompetence by the Anti-Drugs Authority!

[Myran]

On 1/26/2020 at 8:45 AM, ezzra said:

So this item came from the BBC, i will venture a wild guess to say that the good people at the Thai customs are moms the words about his embarrassing fiasco...

The expression is "mum's the word".