Malaysia nets 56kg 'ice' on Thai fishing boatSATUN: A Thai fishing boat from this southern province boarded by Malaysian authorities near Langkawi island on Friday was found to be carrying 56.5 kilogrammes of crystal methamphetamine, or ice, police said. The information came from Malaysian authorities on Langkawi island in Malaysia's Kedah Stat, said Pol Lt Col Bancherd Manaves, an officer of the Satun-based marine police. On Sept 25 at about 1am, a patrol boat of the Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA) seized a fishing boat from Thailand's Satun province in an area about 2.3 nautical miles east of Langkawi. In a search of the boat, authorities found two black suitcases containing 51 bags of "China tea" -- each bag actually containing about 1.1kg of ice. Pol Lt Col Bancherd said a police investigation revealed the two men on board the fishing boat were youths from Muang district of Satun province.

Source: Bangkok Post September 28, 2020 09:56 UTC