Half a tonne of dope seized in Nong Khai maybe headed for Australia

[Jonathan Fairfield]

Half a tonne of dope seized in Nong Khai maybe headed for Australia

NONG KHAI:-- Drugs suppression authorities announced the seizure of more than 500 kilograms of compressed marijuana worth up to 8 million baht if it reached a foreign destination.

Shots were fired as the drugs were found in the back of an Isuzu pick-up but the driver managed to escape, Channel 3 reported.

Acting on a tip off that a large consignment of drugs was coming from a neighbouring country river police, peacekeepers and customs officials mobilized forces. They found a pick-up travelling near the Mekhong River along the Nong Khai to Phonphisai Road in the direction of the provincial capital.

They gave chase around 1am as it neared Nong Khai and shot out the rear right tyre that caused the driver to lose control and end up off the road. He managed to clamber out and escape into the night, however.

Under a canvas sheet in the back they found 522.5 kilos of compressed ganja worth four million baht locally. They suspect the drugs were heading south and then on to Australia or Malaysia where the dope would be worth twice the value in Thailand.

Source: Channel 3

-- 2016-04-27

[thaiduncankk]

Not another one for the 'legalise it' brigade, gets boring.

Strange how another one 'escaped into the night'.

[Tredz]

waste of time and money !!!

send it to Canada !

[shirtless]

Thai weed wont sell in Australia, its now all Hydro ,

[FourAces]

Thai weed is worth two poof tenths of nothing in any developed country.

They still growing weed with 1960's mentality

[doggie1955]

Thai weed is no better then Mexican rag weed, why would Australia buy it for.

Australia has been putting out some of the best weed in the world right now, up there with America & Canada.

[Colabamumbai]

What happened to the beautiful and strong "Thai Sticks" of the 70's?

[SOTIRIOS]

....always..... 'anyone but'......or.....'anywhere but'.......

[Time Traveller]

"Maybe headed for Australia" !!! --

I hope this is just a case of very bad English grammar and not a case of the Thai police who seized the drugs planning to on sell it to Australia.

[neeray]

waste of time and money !!!

send it to Canada !

Don't send it to Canada ! We have enough idiots already who burn their brains out with that s__t. Send it to ISIS.