The Customs Department of Thailand final month seized 26,000 kilogrammes of opium seeds imported from Turkey at Laem Chabang Port in Chon Buri. The seeds have been price about 30 million baht.
The Thai Customs and different associated departments revealed the details of the seizure at the customs office on February 12 throughout a press conference on Wednesday. Director-General of Thai Customs Phachara Anantasin explained that the department detected suspicious containers at Laem Chabang Port that had been declared to be filled with white sesame seeds.
Hush-hush discovered that the seeds seemed much like sesame seeds while investigating the containers. However, to make sure accuracy, samples have been taken and despatched for additional testing to the Narcotics Analysis and Technical Service Institution.
The outcomes revealed that the seeds contained codeine and morphine, which are compounds present in poppy seeds or papaverceae, that are thought-about drugs.
Withheld concerned weren’t revealed in the press conference. Phachara stated that the suspects would face three costs including:
During the press convention, Thai Customs additionally reported statistics of drug arrests made throughout the country from October 1 final year to February 28. Officers arrested 71 drug smugglers and made drug seizures worth 726 million baht.
Last week, the Thai Customs and law enforcement officials arrested a needed Thai drug vendor named Jimin Cheong, also referred to as Sarahat Sawangjaeng, who had undergone cosmetic surgery to look like a Korean man to flee the police. The arrest was made after the seizure of two,575 grams of MDMA and 290 ecstasy tablets on November eleven final yr..