Sa-kaew police arrest drug smugglers who hid the pills mixed with peanuts, in the rectum

Sa-kaew police have arrested Cambodian drug smugglers who hid yaba pills inside the rectum and the cervix.

Sa-kaew police deputy commander, Pol. Col. Phayap Thongchuen (พายัพ ทองชื่น), announced the arrest of the Cambodian with 1,291 methamphetamine pills and the expanded arrests of two other people -- one Thai and one Cambodian, which yielded 100 more pills of the contraband.

Policemen at a checkpoint jointly set up with Rangers and government oficials arrested the 27-year-old Cambodian who confessed to having been on her way to deliver the drugs to the order placer in Chacheongsao.

A 20-year-old Thai woman from Bangkok was arrested when she came to pick up the narcotics.

Police in Sa-kaew further announced they have been able to arrest a 23-year-old Cambodian woman who hid 100 methamphetamine pills, mixed with peanuts, in her rectum.

Source: Thai National News Bureau Public Relations Department - 19 October 2006

And in Sa-kaew related news...

Customs officials in Sa-kaew busted almost 600 cigarette smugglers this past one year

Customs officials in Sa-kaew province this morning confiscated 13,000 packs of fake cigarettes worth 600,000 baht from a pickup truck that was used to smuggle them in from Cambodia. Officials had chased the suspected vehicle until it overturned. The driver was able to escape.

Customs officials have delivered the vehicle and the cigarettes to Khao_chakan (เขาฉกรรจ์) police station, and officials believe the perpetrators will be tracked down without too much difficulty due to documents left inside the vehicle. This batch of fake cigarettes would fetch 300,000 baht in profits if released into the market. Officials said the offender would be fined 7 million baht if caught.

Somphot Kaewnuam (สมโภชน์ แก้วน่วม), a Customs official in Sa-kaew, revealed that over the past one year period officials in the province were able to arrest 598 smugglers of fake cigarettes and 144,000 packs of the forged products. 24 million baht in fines were acquired for the state.

However, smuggling remains active as there are 400,000 cigarette retailers in Thailand and the profits provided high incentive. The cigarettes cost only 2-6 baht per pack to make, but retail for 42 baht per pack.

Source: Thai National News Bureau Public Relations Department - 19 October 2006

Do they also sell the peanuts? I just threw out a brand new bag.

Sa-kaew police arrest drug smugglers who hid the pills mixed with peanuts, in the rectum

Sa-kaew police have arrested Cambodian drug smugglers who hid yaba pills inside the rectum and the cervix.

were the peanuts used to throw off the detection abilities of the new sniffer elephants they've employed???

How odd. I would have been concerned about the pills starting to melt and being absorbed via mucous membranes. Not something I would do for 100 baht or whatever they were being paid.

This news makes me REALLY glad I do not take the pills.