In a significant narcotics bust in Thailand, authorities have apprehended suspects from three countries and intercepted over 100 kilograms of drugs, according to the Narcotics Control Board (NCB).
On Tuesday, Thai authorities received information regarding the smuggling of heroin from Thailand to Australia. Working together with a joint task force, the NCB managed to seize 80 bricks of heroin, totalling 29.6kg in weight. The narcotics were concealed within plastic resin and were ready for distribution from a warehouse in the Bung Kum district of Bangkok.
The authorities arrested Kanda Kanthong, a 34-year-old native of Songkhla, at the scene. She allegedly confessed to having been hired by Leung Ka Wing, a 63-year-old Malaysian man. Wing was subsequently detained at a petrol station on Rama III Road, where an additional 3.3kg of methamphetamine encased in resin was discovered in his…
