Four arrested in Phuket with 20 kilos of kratom leaves



PHUKET: -- In two separate incidents Wednesday (March 4) police arrested four people and seized a total of 20 kilos of kratom leaves.

In the first incident, at 3:30pm, Lt Col Panya Chaichana led a team of Marine police to arrest Puritut Nookeaw, 19, from Rassada who had gone to the Phuket Custom Post office to collect a parcel containing 3 kilos of kratom leaves.

The arrest of Puritut came after police learnt that a kratom package sent from another province was scheduled to be collected from the post office.

At 3:30pm Puritut turned up as expected and collected the package. Police approached him and carried out a search of the suspect and the package and found the three kilos of kratom leaves.

Puritut will be charge with possession of a Category 5 drug without permission.

In the second incident, at 10:30pm Kathu polices̕ Lt Col Suthichai Tienpo and Kathu narcotics police closed off an area behind the Fongbeer Pub on Phrameita Rd in Patong where on Tuesday (March 3) police arrested a group of people for illegal gambling. (Read story here)

Officers carried out a raid of the area to search for drugs and illegal activity and arrested three people in a rented room behind the pub in possession of kratom leaves.

Jall Uy, 53, from Burma was found in possession of 13 kilos, Nicom Kasudjai, 38, with 4.5 kilos and Kin Yo Meaw, 30, from Burma with 20 leaves.

Jall is to be being charged with possessing a Category 5 drug with intent to sell, while Nicom and Kin face being charged with illegally possessing a Category 5 drug.

Source: http://www.thephuketnews.com/four-arrested-in-phuket-with-20-kilos-of-kratom-leaves-51275.php

-- Phuket News 2015-03-06

I thought Kratom leaves were going to be removed from the banned narcotics list: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/672087-kratom-to-be-removed-from-thai-narcotics-list/#entry6884991

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Mitragyna speciosa (ketum,^[2]kratom or kratum,^[3]Thai: กระท่อม) is a tropical deciduous and evergreen tree in the coffee family (Rubiaceae) native to Southeast Asia in the Indochina and Malesia floristic regions. Its leaves are used for medicinal properties. It is psychoactive, and leaves are chewed to uplift mood and to treat health problems.^[4]M. speciosa is indigenous to Thailand and, despite growing naturally in the country, has been outlawed for 70 years and was originally banned because it was reducing the Thai government's tax revenue from opium distribution.^[4]

What a sham....

The more they speak about these leaves the more I want to try !

Where to buy ?

And are cops able to test and find it in your system ?

God made weed and man did booze, who do you trust ? <3

The more they speak about these leaves the more I want to try !

Where to buy ?

And are cops able to test and find it in your system ?

God made weed and man did booze, who do you trust ? <3

The Pharmacutical Mafia hate anything Natural! Other Greedy people like People-Control.

I thought Kratom leaves were going to be removed from the banned narcotics list: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/672087-kratom-to-be-removed-from-thai-narcotics-list/#entry6884991

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Not so long as some poor bast4rds are subject to having had to pay up for getting out of being prosecuted for it. Kratom? Pfft. Meanwhile, every man and his dog are on the take from ya baa distribution.

The more they speak about these leaves the more I want to try !

Where to buy ?

And are cops able to test and find it in your system ?

God made weed and man did booze, who do you trust ? <3

Hold your horses. We're not talking marijuana/'shrooms/yahuasca. Kratom has merely a mild Tramadol like effect. DMT it is not.

Kratom is very innocuous and should be legalized. Follow the link in Post #2.

I was gonna go to work but then I got high

Gonna sit right down and work but then I got high

Now I'm chewin leaves and I know why!!!

Because I got high,because I got high because I got high!!!

Is that bloke standing (policeman I assume) in the middle wearing a marijuana emblem on his tee-shirt? How appropriate.

Is that bloke standing (policeman I assume) in the middle wearing a marijuana emblem on his tee-shirt? How appropriate.

I think it's a Playboy shirt. Just a bit more professional

good god, Kratom leaves give a mild like narcotic effect, sedate and calm...marijuana is also innocuous...legalise them both!