The gang had previously smuggled the same amount of the drug via Thailand to its destination in neighbouring Malaysia, the arrested suspects told police. The drugs were then merged into a single consignment to be taken to Bangkok before taken south towards Malaysia. Inside their bags, police found 250 tea packs containing one kilogramme each of crystal methamphetamine. According to the suspects, they had already smuggled one previous consignment of 250kg of Ice to Malaysia, said Pol Maj Gen Woraphong. The street value of crystal methamphetamine in Thailand is about 1 million baht per kilogramme, he said.
Source: Bangkok Post February 11, 2018 23:26 UTC