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Thai Police Seize 1,600kg of Drugs Hidden in Vegetables

4/7/2026

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Thai police seized 1,600kg of ketamine and crystal meth hidden under cabbages in a pickup truck.
The 39-year-old driver was arrested at a petrol station in Ayutthaya province on April 4.
He confessed to transporting the drugs for 100,000 baht.
The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime notes 236,000kg of methamphetamine seized regionwide in 2024.
Thailand has the highest quantity of seized meth in the region, primarily from Myanmar.

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Story summary

Thai police seized 1,600kg of ketamine and crystal meth hidden under cabbages in a pickup truck.
The 39-year-old driver was arrested at a petrol station in Ayutthaya province on April 4.
He confessed to transporting the drugs for 100,000 baht.
The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime notes 236,000kg of methamphetamine seized regionwide in 2024.
Thailand has the highest quantity of seized meth in the region, primarily from Myanmar.