More than 700 kilos of marijuana intercepted in two cars - one mule flees, one arrested

[webfact]

Picture: Sanook

 

Chief of the Narcotics Control Board Wichai Chaimongkhol told Sanook that 747 kilos of marijuana was intercepted in Sung Noen district of Korat in north east Thailand at 2.28 am Sunday morning.

 

Information had been received about a delivery to the south from Ubon Ratchathani.

 

A Mitsubishi and a Mazda were stopped.

 

One of the mules driving, Montree, was arrested. The other managed to flee the scene.

 

Wichai said that the NCB were trying to find out who was behind the large delivery. 

 

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[RJRS1301]

Bring in Joe Ferari he will find out fast, and be able to market the cars and the contents, without finding who is responsible.????

No need to know that, just the supplier will do

Edited November 22, 2021 by RJRS1301

[Thailand]

One arrested and will be released next year when it is made legal?

[hotchilli]

3 hours ago, webfact said:

Wichai said that the NCB were trying to find out who was behind the large delivery. 

Why not follow it south to the destination?

[NE1]

3 hours ago, webfact said:

Wichai said that the NCB were trying to find out who was behind the large delivery. 

So they can sell it back to them....

[blackprince]

4 hours ago, Thailand said:

One arrested and will be released next year when it is made legal?

This is a common misunderstanding.

 

The cannabis variety that has recently been legalised in Thailand is the medicinal CBD variant - it won't get you high. It's not yet commonly available yet because the first crop (highly controlled and licensed) has not been cut, processed, packaged, distributed or retailed (though some participtaing hospitals have had small amounts for quite a while to research the various processing methods).

 

The cannabis variety which remains illegal in Thailand is the narcotic THC variant. There are no plans to legalise this.

Edited November 22, 2021 by blackprince

[blackprince]

I noticed this on the menu at the Pizza Company restaurant yesterday.

 

I didn't try it but the waitress advised me that the picture does not represent how the pizza is served. The greenery is cut into small pieces and added to the mix.

 

As mentioned above, this is the CBD variety, but obviously in tiny amounts that will have no therapeutic effect. Certainly not the "crazy happy pizza" effect that certain people might be looking for ????

 

Edited November 22, 2021 by blackprince

[ed strong]

If i had 700k of weed to transport, my first thought would not be lets literally fill up two cars with it and drive down the road! Its clearly still in the same suspicious packaging also!

 

No wonder they are always getting caught, its either a tip off and just plain stupidity

 

 

[abeabeabe]

19 hours ago, ed strong said:

No wonder they are always getting caught

so funny if you do not even know that 99% of them just drive safely to the delivery zone.

why do you think there is so much dope and so cheap all around Thailand ? But maybe you don't know this also...

 

 

[ed strong]

On 11/23/2021 at 5:56 AM, abeabeabe said:

so funny if you do not even know that 99% of them just drive safely to the delivery zone.

why do you think there is so much dope and so cheap all around Thailand ? But maybe you don't know this also...

 

 

What i do know is that its not wise to get caught with any amount let alone 700 kilos!

 

The vast majority of the seizures are tip offs and its the same drugs doing circles in and out custody.

 

Just find it surprising considering how cheap labour is that some other perhaps more efficient plan of moving drugs around Thailand.

 

For eg set up a recovery vehicle company and transport the 'faulty / loaded' car on the back of a small transporter, and then therefore you cannot be responsible for the contents of someone else's car, should you get caught and do it in the middle of the day.

 

As opposed to a couple of herberts driving at 3 am loaded with packages that look exactly like what it is!