A sweeping police operation in Phuket culminated in the arrest of a man found in possession of an astonishing 315 bottles of the outlawed beverage known as kratom water. Somsak Kiattikhan, a 44 year old grocery store owner, was apprehended on Saturday, January 20, following an intelligence tip-off regarding the sale of the illicit drink to local youths.

 

The swoop took place in the Moo 5 district of Ratsada. Acting on reliable intelligence, officers from Region 8 Police swooped on the grocery shop and conducted a thorough search. The law enforcement officers discovered a stockpile of 300 bottles, each containing 1.5 litres of boiled kratom juice, in addition to 15 half-litre bottles of the same substance. Further search led to the discovery of a substantial quantity of kratom juice soaking in one of the store’s freezers.

 

Somsak, the proprietor of the shop, confessed to the police that he was responsible for the production and bottling of the kratom juice. He revealed that he would sell the juice to customers at a rate of 30 baht and 15 baht per bottle, dependent on the size.

 

By Mitch Connor

Caption: Picture courtesy of Phuket News

 

Full story: The Thaiger 2024-01-22

 

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You mean the stuff which is on sale up and down Thailand's highways by mobile vendors?  I guess they are going to start filling the prisons again.  Up next - Cannabis Dispensaries.

I thought Kratom was legal now, my mistake.