BANGKOK: Thai police intercepted a lorry carrying 280kg of heroin at an immigration and customs checkpoint in Narathiwat, southern Thailand – just minutes before the vehicle could cross the border into the Malaysian state of Kelantan today. "We manage to stop the lorry laden with the drug at Narathiwat's immigration and customs checkpoint just before it could cross into Malaysia. “Upon inspection, the (enforcement) officers found 800 heroin bars weighing 280kg concealed inside the lorry," he told Bernama here today. Sommai noted that the success behind the major drug seizure was also due to close cooperation between the Thai anti-narcotics police and their Malaysian counterparts stationed along the border. However, he did not explain the Malaysian police role in the drug seizure.

Source: New Strait Times March 11, 2018 14:15 UTC