Meth pills seized from the bank of the Mekong River in Bueng Kan province on Monday night and found to be contaminated with pesticides. (Photo: Pattanapong Sripiachai)
Life-threatening pesticide contamination was found in methamphetamine pills seized on the bank of the Mekong River in Bueng Kan province, a senior border patrol official said on Wednesday.
The navy’s Mekong Riverine Unit (MRU) seized 150 packages containing 300,000 meth pills left by smugglers on the bank of the river at Khok Kwang village in Bueng Khla district, adjacent to Bang Phaeng district of Nakhon Phanom, late on Monday night.
Capt Natthaphat Chuemongkol, deputy commander of the MRU, said the seized drugs were worth about 30 million baht.
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