Picture courtesy of Facebook/ตำรวจไทย – Thaipolice

 

Three Vietnamese men were taken into custody after police raided an illegal cannabis farm in a Bangkok warehouse. The operation, conducted on December 17, involved officers from the Crime Suppression Division and the Department of Thai Traditional and Alternative Medicine.

 

The raid was initiated following a complaint from a local resident who noticed a strong odour of cannabis emanating from the warehouse. This led authorities to investigate the site, obtain a search warrant from the Thonburi Criminal Court, and execute the search.

 

Inside the warehouse, officers found Nguyen Duc Anh, 28, Do Van Bay, 27, and Dang Sy Tai, 35. The suspects admitted to cultivating cannabis without a legal licence. Police seized 1,685 cannabis plants, estimated at a total value of 1.7 million Thai baht, with each plant contributing around 100 grammes of dried cannabis flower.

 

Authorities charged the men with violating Section 46 of the Thai Traditional Medical Knowledge Protection and Promotion Act. This law forbids unapproved study, sale, or processing of controlled herbs like cannabis. Those found guilty face up to one year in prison, a fine of 20,000 baht, or both.

 

Similar charges led to the arrest of a Vietnamese individual in January. In that case, the suspect stated that a Thai man employed him for 20,000 baht a month to oversee the plants. No additional information has emerged concerning the Thai individual in the prior case, reported The Thaiger.

 

Picture courtesy of Facebook/ตำรวจไทย – Thaipolice

 

Key Takeaways

 

• Three Vietnamese men were arrested for illegal cannabis cultivation in Bangkok.
• Police seized 1,685 plants valued at about 1.7 million Thai baht.
• Suspects face charges under the Thai Traditional Medical Knowledge Protection and Promotion Act.

 

  Adapted by ASEAN Now from The Thaiger 2025-12-18

 

 

 

Looks like an elaborate operation. This suggests local and probably government official involvement. Silly people growing smelly stuff and not addressing the smell issue. 

I have heard and read people complain about the smell of burning weed but what odour do the growing plants have?

 

1 minute ago, PETERTHEEATER said:

I have heard and read people complain about the smell of burning weed but what odour do the growing plants have?

 

Buds have a sweet, aromatic fragrance. Personally I like the smell. 🤗

the vietnamese are right into this growing business,  they are active worldwide, I salute them, 

13 minutes ago, PETERTHEEATER said:

I have heard and read people complain about the smell of burning weed but what odour do the growing plants have?

 

The odor from just one plant is strong enough to be noticeable from a distance of only a meter or two.  It is unmistakable that it's cannabis. 

Later on that day the same police department ran an ad buy one plant get one plant free in the spirit of Christmas celebrations TIT

1 hour ago, PETERTHEEATER said:

I have heard and read people complain about the smell of burning weed but what odour do the growing plants have?

 

A lovely one

Looks like the police was just in time?

 

2 hours ago, AustinRacing said:

Looks like an elaborate operation. This suggests local and probably government official involvement. Silly people growing smelly stuff and not addressing the smell issue. 

fans will be fitted and you wont hear any more from the perps who operated the factory, they would get 10 years in NZ not a slap on the wrist one year here for a major growing factory.

3 hours ago, AustinRacing said:

Looks like an elaborate operation. This suggests local and probably government official involvement. Silly people growing smelly stuff and not addressing the smell issue. 

Some serious money behind that operation.

Wait, farming in Thailand requires a license??? The Vietnamese, of course, have no work permits. Bet they wouldn't try this in Vietnam!

4 hours ago, kiwikeith said:

fans will be fitted and you wont hear any more from the perps who operated the factory, they would get 10 years in NZ not a slap on the wrist one year here for a major growing factory.

sounds like an awful place

Someone grassed them up or no brown evenlopes.Illegal and i,am sure the stock will not be burned  later

18 hours ago, PETERTHEEATER said:

I have heard and read people complain about the smell of burning weed but what odour do the growing plants have?

 

Live plants have a very strong aroma...    can't imagine the electric bill and chemical deliveries, not to mention foreign workers (no work permits) had anything to do with it

19 hours ago, unblocktheplanet said:

Wait, farming in Thailand requires a license??? The Vietnamese, of course, have no work permits. Bet they wouldn't try this in Vietnam!

not the same demand for weed there, that's why.....DUH  !

7 hours ago, Luuk Chaai said:

Live plants have a very strong aroma...    can't imagine the electric bill and chemical deliveries, not to mention foreign workers (no work permits) had anything to do with it

No need to imagine any electric bill     believe it or not they generally bypass the meter

On 12/18/2025 at 8:51 AM, Bday Prang said:

the vietnamese are right into this growing business,  they are active worldwide, I salute them, 

3 thumbs down,    I guess some people are just in the wrong thread

1 hour ago, Bday Prang said:

not the same demand for weed there, that's why.....DUH  !

Wow, are you ever living in the dark. Everybody, everywhere, loves dope! Umm, remember America's war on Vietnam? Grass is a traditional cooking as well as medicinal herb. Sheesh!

10 minutes ago, unblocktheplanet said:

Wow, are you ever living in the dark. Everybody, everywhere, loves dope! Umm, remember America's war on Vietnam? Grass is a traditional cooking as well as medicinal herb. Sheesh!

 Lining in the dark    ? what are you talking about ?        

            If you spent a bit of time reading the threads on this forum you would know that not everybody everywhere loves dope, there  are still many, who are tainted with reefer madness here.

            I have no Idea what the vietnam war has to do with anything , it was not akin to the opium wars, and they were not fighting over cannabis

             Furthermore whilst cannabis may well be used in traditional cooking, that hardly creates the same demand as Thailand's cannabis tourism.

            The reasons why they grow it here are pretty simple to understand , even for people as badly informed as myself

              "Sheesh" ?   I believe that is a kind of tobacco, not used in cooking nor grown here by  the Vietnamese 

On 12/18/2025 at 3:43 PM, Bday Prang said:

sounds like an awful place

Yes the fumes would be terrible. 

47 minutes ago, kiwikeith said:

Yes the fumes would be terrible. 

"fumes"  lol what are you talking about?

On 12/19/2025 at 10:37 AM, Bday Prang said:

No need to imagine any electric bill     believe it or not they generally bypass the meter

We had a family down the road from us ......

our internet suddenly went whacky  when  NOT showed up they traced the wiring down and found the wire hijacked and running to another house

new wires run and now at least 8 meters up the utility poles.....  that other family no longer lives there....

On 12/18/2025 at 8:45 AM, Grandpa Cool said:

Buds have a sweet, aromatic fragrance. Personally I like the smell. 🤗

Pavlovian conditioning in action, perhaps? 🙂 

On 12/19/2025 at 11:54 AM, Bday Prang said:

 Lining in the dark    ? what are you talking about ?        

            If you spent a bit of time reading the threads on this forum you would know that not everybody everywhere loves dope, there  are still many, who are tainted with reefer madness here.

            I have no Idea what the vietnam war has to do with anything , it was not akin to the opium wars, and they were not fighting over cannabis

             Furthermore whilst cannabis may well be used in traditional cooking, that hardly creates the same demand as Thailand's cannabis tourism.

            The reasons why they grow it here are pretty simple to understand , even for people as badly informed as myself

              "Sheesh" ?   I believe that is a kind of tobacco, not used in cooking nor grown here by  the Vietnamese 

I mentioned the war on Vietnam because the Vietnamese grew such great dope soldiers often smuggled it home.

 

You're right, there are some (a lot, maybe) anti-cannabis OPs here. But I challenge them to keep track of news articles so we can chart exactly what kinds of crimes are committed under the influence of cannabis. Anecdotal, yes, but should provide a somewhat more accurate picture. Don't bother with alcohol crimes, you'll drown in it!

 

Just as Amsterdam has far more to offer tourists than its coffee shops, you may have noticed so does Thailand. Dope is not the sole reason tourists come here but it is definitely an enjoyable add-on. "Honey, should we vacation in a death penalty country this year?"

 

I would hope my Sheesh is better compared with hashish...and exasperation at antiquated attitudes.

 

Dude, the war on drugs is so over!

 

 

4 hours ago, unblocktheplanet said:

Dude, the war on drugs is so over!

if only that were true,

everywhere.   

6 hours ago, Emdog said:

Pavlovian conditioning in action, perhaps? 🙂 

and perhaps not

On 12/19/2025 at 6:22 PM, Bday Prang said:

"fumes"  lol what are you talking about?

The smell from the dope growing is what peeved the local people off 

11 hours ago, kiwikeith said:

The smell from the dope growing is what peeved the local people off 

that would be the "scent"  not the "fumes,"