37kg of 'ice' seized in drug raids in Pattaya

PATTAYA: -- Thai police and US anti-narcotics agents yesterday seized about 37 kilogrammes of crystal methamphetamine when they raided two beachfront houses which had been converted into small factories for packaging drugs for export. Along with the drug 'ice', instant coffee parcels, canvas shoes, sandals, packaging materials and equipment were also seized. Police said the 'ice' was being wrapped and hidden in coffee and shoe products.

''Some of these speed pills would have also been sold here to tourists in Pattaya,'' said deputy chief of the Office of the Narcotics Control Board Suwit Janittikul.

Agents of the US Drug Enforcement Administration took the ONCB officers to a house in Chok Chai Garden Home village in Chon Buri's Bang Lamung district where the 'ice' was found. Another 2.8kg was found in a house in Sattahip district.

''The house in Sattahip looks like a small factory where the drug could be packed and hidden in various products,'' said an officer. Police also found more than 50 passports of foreign nationals. Two suspected dealers identified as Nihat Zengin, 34, from Turkey and Barzyar Alireza, 28, from Iran, were arrested. Alireza was arrested in Bang Lamung while Zengin was nabbed when he walked out of the second house.

--Bangkok Post 2006-05-01

WOWWWW ! Wonder what the street value is ( was ) Good job !

That's a big bust!!

37 Kilo's is a huge amount.

Don't be surprised if there is a missing decimal point

Well, according to the TV news last night, it is 200 million baht

These guyz drive Benz n live luxurious lives in Pattaya. They deserve it, probably life time sentence

Ice is bad stuff - well done to get it off the streets.

What an unbelievable amount.

Enough to supply a big city for quite a while.

Well done indeed...Lets hope that the scum who deal and supply the stuff will receive their just rewards.

Well done indeed...Lets hope that the scum who deal and supply the stuff will receive their just rewards.

A little time in the cooler

Best news of the day! That will give then some considerable time to get used to rice and fish head soup, till they recieve their injections

A retired cop told me about an old trick they used do after they find drugs to mix them up with up 20 or 30 times the amount of a non drug like glusose or powered sugar or some other one to do with dentists so long as the samples were positive.

Could mean the difference in a promotion or not or more money or resources for the police drug unit or not. Good idea too if it takes more of them nasty drugs off the street.

Not sure what they could use if it was ice as that sounds like rocks. maybe into a grinder and then add it. would involve too much work.

If it was only a small find then spray the inside of the kilo bags with water and then sprinkle the drug lightly around the inside and then gently put in the non-drug powder so if a sample was just cut from out the sides it would still test positive. Could have made a 1000kg out of 37 kg. That would be a good few promotions and the smuglers would be executed just the same.

Glad it wasn't westerners just iranians. or is iraqians. No wonder bush got confused.

A retired cop told me about an old trick they used do after they find drugs to mix them up with up 20 or 30 times the amount of a non drug like glusose or powered sugar or some other one to do with dentists so long as the samples were positive.

Could mean the difference in a promotion or not or more money or resources for the police drug unit or not. Good idea too if it takes more of them nasty drugs off the street.

Not sure what they could use if it was ice as that sounds like rocks. maybe into a grinder and then add it. would involve too much work.

If it was only a small find then spray the inside of the kilo bags with water and then sprinkle the drug lightly around the inside and then gently put in the non-drug powder so if a sample was just cut from out the sides it would still test positive. Could have made a 1000kg out of 37 kg. That would be a good few promotions and the smuglers would be executed just the same.

Police tampering with evidence just to make it look like a bigger bust? That sounds really stupid to me. With a good lawyer (in some countries), the dealer could get off for that.

Maybe your retired cop buddy failed to mention that his buddies were on the take. Cutting some drugs, selling the rest and making a bunch of money. Now that I would believe.

That way, the bust can be quoted as the same amount as the dealer knows he had, he's none the wiser, and no investigation into police tampering of evidence. And the cops are much richer.

Glad it wasn't westerners just iranians. or is iraqians. No wonder bush got confused.

As long as they weren't funding some kind of terrorist organization with the drug money.

Then the bust itself is good news, but their presence and how resourceful they are is bad news.

Maybe that's how this bust was made. The Americans were observing some individuals for suspicious terrorist activities.

37kg is a lot for sure. Seeing as the American DEA were working with the Thai police it seems this was for export.

I doubt they will serve much time as this is easily lethal injection territory.

37kg of 'ice' seized in drug raids in Pattaya

PATTAYA: -- Thai police and US anti-narcotics agents yesterday seized about 37 kilogrammes of crystal methamphetamine when they raided two beachfront houses which had been converted into small factories for packaging drugs for export.

Agents of the US Drug Enforcement Administration took the ONCB officers to a house in Chok Chai Garden Home village in Chon Buri's Bang Lamung district where the 'ice' was found. Another 2.8kg was found in a house in Sattahip district.

--Bangkok Post 2006-05-01

Hmmmmm, who is leading whom.

Why are US narcotics agents showing the BIB where the goodies are located?

Something doesn't add up on this one, me thinks there is a lot more to this story.

Anyway, the result is still very good.

The DEA are all over Thailand. I used to go to the Crown Royal in Patpong on a Sunday and they were propping up the bar.

The DEA are all over Thailand. I used to go to the Crown Royal in Patpong on a Sunday and they were propping up the bar.

JH,

Proping up one vice(or perhaps 2 if they option on the lasses ) while trying to eliminate another.

Priceless

This 'ice' seems to be becoming more popular all the time, doubt it will ever overtake the use of the old favourite Pattayan drug - Wy (Ya-Ba)

I've seen a few folks get hooked on it, farang and thai and the story never has a happy ending...

Whatever amount them pair of sand monkeys had, it certainly doesn't sound like recreational amounts does it...

Way to go DEA!!