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12 arrests, 650kg crystal meth seized

Pol Lt Gen Jirabhop Bhuridej, the Central Investigation Bureau chief, shows packs of crystal meth seized from a convoy of three trucks in Saraburi province on Sunday. Twelve suspects were arrested. (Police photo)

Police arrested 12 suspects and seized 650 kilogrammes of crystal methamphetamine after stopping a convoy of three trucks for a search in Saraburi province on Sunday.

Pol Lt Gen Jirabhop Bhuridej, the Central Investigation Bureau (CIB) commissioner, said on Monday the action followed a tip-off that a large quantity of drugs would be delivered from the Northeast to Bangkok during the May 4-7 long holiday by a convoy of three vehicles.

Three trucks travelling together were stopped and searched at kilometre marker 3.5 on…

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