“Both type of drugs were found in the abandoned pickup truck ... in Wiang Kaen district in Chiang Rai province,” a military official said, requesting anonymity. Commonly known as “ice”, crystal meth is a stronger form of the drug that sells for around US$60-80 (RM232-309) a gramme in Thailand. Ice’s lower-grade and cheaper cousin, the caffeine-laced meth pills known as “yaba”, is also massively popular across Asia. It came less than a week after authorities confiscated 700kg of crystal meth in a truck travelling down Thailand’s southern tip, which leads to Malaysia. The drugs were found on March 28 among fruit packed into a six-wheel vehicle in Chumpon province.

Source: The Star April 03, 2018 21:56 UTC