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Police confiscate 300 kilos of marijuana in central Thailand drugs bust

Maya TaylorThursday, October 1, 2020Last Updated: Monday, December 25, 2023

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Police confiscate 300 kilos of marijuana in central Thailand drugs bust

PHOTO: Thai Residents

A drugs bust in the central province of Nonthaburi, just north of central Bangkok, has netted 300 kilos of marijuana, valued at around 2 million baht. Anti-narcotics officers confiscated the haul yesterday when they apprehended 3 men in a department store car park.

Thai Residents reports that dried marijuana usually fetches around 6,500 baht per kilo on the black market. It’s understood this consignment was on its way to a Bangkok-based dealer when it was intercepted.

SOURCE: Thai Residents

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