A few raids led to the seizure of large amounts of heroin and Ice. Photo: Naewna

 

by TNR Staff

 

A JOINT Thai-Australian action led to the seizure of 29.6 kg of heroin hidden in plastic or resin sheets just about to be shipped to Australia with further investigation leading to more drugs being seized in Thailand taking the total to 93 kg heroin and 161.2 kg crystal methamphetamine (Ice), Naewna newspaper said this afternoon (Apr. 13).

 

Mr. Wichai Chaimongkol, secretary-general of the Office of the Narcotics Control Board (ONCB), said he was tipped off last Tuesday (Apr. 11) that a large amount of drugs was about to be smuggled from Thailand to Australia.

 

A raid on a warehouse in the Bueng Kum area of Bangkok led to the seizure of 80 sticks of heroin, a category one drug, weighing around 29.6 kg and hidden in what appears to be either plastic or resin sheets just as it was about to be shipped to Australia.

 

Full story: https://thainewsroom.com/2023/04/13/93-kg-heroin-over-160-kg-ice-seized-some-heading-for-australia/

 

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Good! Keep your rotten gutter drugs out of Australia!

Great news for Thai authorities. Distributed among them they should get a few baht each. 

3 hours ago, webfact said:

Mr. Wichai Chaimongkol, secretary-general of the Office of the Narcotics Control Board (ONCB), said he was tipped off last Tuesday (Apr. 11) that a large amount of drugs was about to be smuggled from Thailand to Australia.

So only after a tip-off..... 

1 hour ago, hotchilli said:

So only after a tip-off..... 

He was tipped off. Not one of his minions?

Good job ????????

Nice one, got tipped off, Someone didn't get their promised cut.

It was much easier in the 70s and there was no talk about brown envelopes. 

If it concerns Australia is it really a crime?.......i thought Australia didn't count re: drug crimes