'News reporter' arrested with 180kg of marijuanaPhattanachai Khamphukaew, who carried a news reporter's card, is arrested with 180 kilogrammes of compressed marijuana in his van, beside the Mekong River in Nakhon Phanom's That Phanom district, late on Monday night. (Photo: Pattanapong Sripiachai)NAKHON PHANOM: A man claiming to be a stringer for a Bangkok Thai-language newspaper has been arrested after a navy patrol found 180 kilogrammes of compressed marijuana in his van, which bore a news logo, near the Mekong River in That Phanom district. He said it was the first time he had done it, but officers were not convinced, Capt Rit said. Over the past month, more than 2 tonnes of marijuana had been seized in Nakhon Phanom province, Capt Rit said. Navy officers announce the seizure of 180 kilogrammes of compressed marijuana found in a news van, during a media briefing on Tuesday.

Source: Bangkok Post June 01, 2021 05:03 UTC