The largest Ketamine bust turned out to be “trisodium phosphate”.
Justice Minister Somsak Thepsutin and Wichai Chaimongkol, secretary-general of the Office of the Narcotics Control Board (ONCB), in November announced what was thought to be Thailand’s largest ketamine bust worth 30 billion baht from a Chachoengsao warehouse.
In fact, most of the substances found turned out to be trisodium phosphate, a chemical used as a food additive and cleaning agent. Tests ran on the chemicals showed purple, the same colour of ketamine when tested.
The crackdown came after the ONCB was notified about a major ketamine bust in Taiwan and the discovery of a mobile phone linked to a person who rented the…
