Almost 500 kg of crystal meth seized

[snoop1130]

 

Customs officers at Bangkok’s Klong Toey port has seized 193.5 kgs of crystal methamphetamine, or “ice”, hidden in boxing punch bags bound for Australia in Bangkok, with a combined worth of about 116 million baht. A bigger lot of the drug – 299 kgs – has also been seized in Ubon Ratchathani province.

 

Director-General of the Customs Department Patchara Anantasilp told a news conference today that customs officers became suspicious that punch bags were being shipped to Australia because they are not a product in demand in the Australian market.

 

The punch bags were contained in 15 cardboard boxes, with their stands separately packaged. The products in the 30 boxes were declared as punch bags.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaipbsworld.com/almost-500-kg-of-crystal-meth-bound-for-australia-seized/

 

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[Bluespunk]

“Patchara also said that customs officers checked the exporter and found it is a legitimate Thai company engaged in the boxing accessories and equipment trade.”

Though it now appears it may now have employees who are keen on expanding its range of products. 

Edited December 23, 2021 by Bluespunk

[BritManToo]

1 hour ago, Bluespunk said:

“Patchara also said that customs officers checked the exporter and found it is a legitimate Thai company engaged in the boxing accessories and equipment trade.”

I'm guessing the owner of the company was 'too important' to be arrested.

[mikebell]

When the 500 kgs are finally tested it will be revealed as self-raising flour.  Ask the self-raising Captain & ex-minister.

[1duckyboy]

Martial arts and meth, what could possibly go wrong?

Edited December 24, 2021 by 1duckyboy

[steven100]

send anyone involved to the Phillipines

[mtls2005]

500 Kg!!!

 

And this is what got seized.

 

The mind reels at the volumes reaching the market.

 

And all the stuff seized heading to Australia seems odd. Is that whole country on drugs? Or are they a transshipment point?

 

 

It seems like they are giant busts every single day here, mostly (obviously) hundreds of thousands of methamphetamine but there has been an increase in meth tablets boosted with Crystal meth here as reported in the press.

 

 

[tompelli]

So exporting drugs is a crime in Thailand....why was Thamanat not charged?

[AustinRacing]

Oooi what happened to the other 500kg?