(Australian Federal Police via AP)Thais are suspected of involvement in the smuggling of 3.9 tonnes of the methamphetamine precursor ephedrine from the Golden Triangle to Australia last month, according to the Office of the Narcotics Control Board (ONCB). Information from Australia was that the liquid ephedrine seized in Sydney had originated in the Golden Triangle area in a country neighbouring Thailand and been transported by sea from Thailand to Australia, ONCB secretary-general Sirinya Sitdhichai said on Tuesday. The Thai suspects were drug producers and dealers in the Golden Triangle, he said. It could not be confirmed at this time if it would have been used to illegally produce methamphetamine in Australia, according to Mr Sirinya. About four months ago, 1.4 tonnes of smuggled ephedrine was seized.

Source: Bangkok Post October 10, 2017 10:07 UTC