Thai Navy SEALs and anti-narcotics officers seize 909kg of crystal meth in the Gulf

[snoop1130]

 

Thai drug enforcement officials and Navy SEALs seized 909kg of crystal methamphetamine, or Ice, on Tuesday night from a trawler in the Gulf of Thailand, about 20 nautical miles from Samed Island in the eastern province of Rayong. The 6 crew members were arrested.

 

Officers from the Office of the Narcotic Control Board (ONCB) also seized six cars, two motorcycles, bank accounts and other assets, worth altogether more than 5 million baht, in follow-up raids on five locations in Rayong and two in Bangkok on Wednesday.

 

The seizure of the large haul of ice, which was about to be transferred to a sea-going vessel from the trawler, and the subsequent seizure of other assets were disclosed at a joint press conference on Thursday, given by ONCB Secretary-General Wichai Chaimongkhon, Admiral Pokkrong Monthatphalin, the spokesman of the Royal Thai Navy and Captain Narong Nusuwan, commander of the Thai Navy SEALs.

 

Full Story: https://www.thaipbsworld.com/thai-navy-seals-and-anti-narcotics-officers-seize-909kg-of-crystal-meth-in-the-gulf/

 

-- © Copyright Thai PBS 2023-06-01

 

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[dinsdale]

Let's compare the damage that could be done with 900kg of Ice against 900 kg of dope the latter soon to be put back into the same narcotic barrel as Ice.

[webfact]

Big Lot Of Ice Heading For Australia Seized From Fishing Boat

by TNR Staff

 

The fishing boat that was raided and the suspects being arrested. Photo: Thai Rath

 

A NAVY SEAL unit together with some army officers raided a medium-size fishing boat not far from Koh Samet, Rayong province, and seized 909 kilogrammes of crystal methamphetamine (Ice) just as the vessel was heading to transfer the drug to a large ocean liner believed to then take it to Australia, TV Channel 7 said.

 

Announcing the big drug seizure in which six suspects were arrested were Mr. Wichai Chaimongkol, secretary-general of the Narcotics Control Board (ONCB),  Mr. Prin Mekanan, ONCB director,  VAdm. Sittichai Tangjai, navy chief of staff, and RAdm. Thinkorn Kanchanatemee, commander of Naval Special Warfare Command (SEAL).

 

This raided was mounted after ONCB was tipped off that medium-size fishing boats were transferring big lots of drugs, up to one tonne (1,000 kg), to large ocean liners in the middle of the Gulf of Thailand.

 

Full story: https://thainewsroom.com/2023/06/01/big-lot-of-ice-heading-for-australia-seized-from-fishing-boat/

 

-- © Copyright  THAI NEWSROOM 2023-06-02

 

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[hotchilli]

Of course the drugs will be openly disposed of and witnessed?

[AndyFoxy]

Excellent work. Say no to drugs.

[PETERTHEEATER]

Please provide the registered names of the ocean-going liners mentioned.

[scottiejohn]

1 hour ago, PETERTHEEATER said:

Please provide the registered names of the ocean-going liners mentioned.

What "ocean-going liners mentioned"?