NAKHON PHANOM: A navy river patrol on Monday seized 580 kilogrammes of dried cannabis believed smuggled across the Mekong river from Laos and found in a pickup truck abandoned by the fleeing driver in Ban Phaeng district.
Capt Kasidi Klinseesuk, commander of the Nakhon Phanom Mekong Riverine Unit (MRU), said the seizure followed a tip-off.
On Monday morning, an MRU patrol gave chase to a black Chevrolet pickup. The pickup driver abandoned the vehicle near Noen Khanung village in tambon Ban Phaeng and fled.
The pickup was found to…
