BANGKOK: Thai authorities have seized a massive methamphetamine haul worth almost US$38 million near the Laotian border, officials said Tuesday, highlighting the kingdom’s role as a pipeline for drugs flooding through Southeast Asia. Thai authorities seized the massive methamphetamine haul near the Laotian border, officials said. AFPCommonly known as “ice“, crystal meth is a stronger form of the drug that sells for around US$60-80 a gramme in Thailand. The drug is often smuggled south into Thailand, then on to Malaysia or even Australia – the world’s largest per capita consumer of crystal meth – where the price surges. It came less than a week after authorities confiscated 700 kilogrammes of crystal meth in a truck travelling down Thailand’s southern tip, which leads to Malaysia.

Source: New Strait Times April 03, 2018 14:03 UTC