Exhibits of the seizure (Photo: chiangraitimes.com)
Hanoi (VNA) – A record haul of more than four millionmethamphetamine pills was seized in northern Thailand, said Thai police onAugust 17.
In an announcement, the police said they have seized 4.1 millionmethamphetamine pills and 200kg of ketamine in a two-storey house in Mae Saidistrict of Chiang Rai province, 860km north of Bangkok. Other exhibits werealso confiscated.
The drugs were suspected to be smuggled across the Thai-Myanmar borderand destined for an alleged drug trader in Phrae province of Thailand.
Two suspected male drug traffickers were arrested. According toinvestigators, they had lived in the northern province of Lampang and admittedrenting the house to hide the drugs and then deliver them to other traffickers.
In June, Myanmar and Thailand disposed anamount of drugs worth one billion USD, which were confiscated in regionalraids. Drug production activities have been expanded to meet the rising demandin Southeast Asia region, India and Bangladesh.-VNA
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Exhibits of the seizure (Photo: chiangraitimes.com) 
