Two Phuket men arrested with 45 kilos of kratom

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Two Phuket men arrested with 45 kilos of kratom
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Surasak (left) and Yorhard with the 45 kilos of leaves.

PHUKET: -- Two men were arrested in Thalang yesterday (March 26) and together they had in their possession a total of 45 kilos of kratom leaves.

At 2:45pm, Thalang police led by Lt Col Weerayuth Sithirattanakol arrested Yorhard Arnati, 57, with 4.50 kilos of fresh kratom leaves at his home at Moo 3 in Pa Khlok.

The arrest of Yorhard came after police learned that Pa Khlok teenagers regularly came to hang out and take drugs at his house. Therefore, police raided Yorhard̕s home yesterday afternoon and found a sack of fresh kratom leaves in the bathroom.

After being questioned by police, Yorhard gave the name of his kratom supplier, Surasak Procksakul, 36, who also lives in Moo 3. Pa Khlok.

Police went to Surasak's home, carried out a search, and discovered 14 bundles of kratom leaves weighing 550 grams each. In total there were 750 bundles weighing 31 kilos, and also two bags containing 8.50 kilos.

Both Yorhard and Surasak were taken to Thalang police station, Yorhard faces being charged with possession of a Category 5 drug, while Surasak faces being charged with possession of Category 5 drug with intent to sell.

Source: http://www.thephuketnews.com/two-phuket-men-arrested-with-45-kilos-of-kratom-51595.php


-- Phuket News 2015-03-27

[Costas2008]

Congratulations to the Phuket police for arresting people with leaves.

Now off you go and get the people selling hard drugs.....that's more important in my opinion.

[doremifasol]

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]

^{http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mitragyna_speciosa}

[Beng]

Have you ever tried kratom leaves ?

[Yooyung]

I have been given this stuff before. In the area that I live the farmers eat kratom in the same way you would have a cup of coffee at the office. Its a stimulant in smaller doses (used for working in arduous conditions) and more of an opiate effect in larger doses. I must say it was a fairly mild and pleasant feeling. I think the fact that it is illegal is preposterous, it grows naturally here and has been used for centuries for all sorts of ailments. Its not the sort of thing one kills ones grandmother to get ones hands on..... There was talk a couple of years back about legalizing it. I think its a plant worthy of further study. Time would be better spent hauling in yabaa and ice rather than concentrating on this leaf. Making criminals of people that ingest a plant that doesn't appear to be particularly harmful is a tad over the top in my opinion.

[hansgruber]

Can it be rolled up and smoked?

[NongKhaiKid]

Early preparations for Loi Kratom ?

Sorry, sorry just had to.

[Yooyung]

Can it be rolled up and smoked?

No, not that I have heard. It can be made into a tea or eaten

[Maggusoil]

Ridiculous! Just what an absurd waste of money and time. Teach people to drive and stop the carnage on our roads.

[lemonjelly]

Can it be rolled up and smoked?

No, not that I have heard. It can be made into a tea or eaten

The kids are brewing it up with cough medicine, mosquito repellent and the powder from fluorescent light bulbs (i kid you not) to make a mix called 4x100..... I think I'll give it a miss.

[madmitch]

Is it any more of a stimulant than the betel nut concoctions that older Thai ladies have been chewing for years?

I wouldn't know, having never tried either.

[puukao]

Does it make sense for police to spend time arresting people speeding in cars versus searching for a a drug ring? How about ticket for drinking versus looking for 100 kgs of pills? Or domestic arguement versus nuclear security? Look, it was low hanging fruit and i'm glad they got arrested. If they spent all their time creating the new iphone, that would mean billions to the economy!!!

[drgoon]

Going for the easy bust again rather than doing the hard yards to get 'real' criminals dealing in meth etc.

Another PR exercise....

[grumpyoldman]

Can it be rolled up and smoked?

No, not that I have heard. It can be made into a tea or eaten

Was at a reggae bar party a couple years back where the reggae guys had some Russian ladies smoking it, smelled like someone was burning a paper bag.

[Yooyung]

Is it any more of a stimulant than the betel nut concoctions that older Thai ladies have been chewing for years?

I wouldn't know, having never tried either.

Yes, its got more of a kick than that betel nut <deleted>.....I have heard that, back in the day fathers would prefer their sons (or sons for that matter) in law to be a kratom user rather than a ganja user. The reason being that kratom promotes activity, its better for working. Well, thats what I've heard anyway......

[hansgruber]

I'd like to try it. Without the cough syrup, crushed light bulb dust and deet of course. I nice cold iced tea with a little sugar.

[hansgruber]

http://www.sagewisdom.org/kratomguide.html

[steelepulse]

There are a lot of sites on the internet that sells kratom legally to other countries.

[grumpyoldman]

http://www.sagewisdom.org/kratomguide.html

Interesting read

[starkey_rich]

Can't seethe problem with this stuff.

I think it should be given away free to Thais as most of them would benefit from a bit of mind stimulation.

[eeeya]

Can it be rolled up and smoked?

No, not that I have heard. It can be made into a tea or eaten

The kids are brewing it up with cough medicine, mosquito repellent and the powder from fluorescent light bulbs (i kid you not) to make a mix called 4x100..... I think I'll give it a miss.

Si khun Roy..

[cookee68]

Magic mushrooms in the UK grow locally in many places. but if you get caught with them, you are in big shit, many a flower and a weed in many countries is illegal, the same applies, this is no different

[simon43]

The 60-year old grandmother of a friend of my ex was arrested last week for selling kratom leaves to the local teenagers. A night in jail and 10,000 baht 'payment' to avoid any charges...