Ketamine seized last week in “biggest drug bust ever” contains only chemical cleaning agents

That huge Ketamine bust in Chachoengsao province last week, some 11.5 tonnes (yes tonnes!) of the drug, has turned out to not be quite what it seems. Originally drug officials seized 475 bags, each weighing 25 kilogram. 66 of these bags were tested. What was inside the bags wasn’t Ketamine, as claimed by police, but trisodium phosphate instead. Which brings us to this assistance from Wikipedia…

“TSP is used as a cleaning agent, builder, lubricant, food additive, stain remover, and degreaser.”

Police, it seems, have proudly told the world they’ve seized 11.5 tonnes of food production and chemical additive… the sort of thing you may need 11.5 tonnes of. Even the Taiwanese media were gloating about the co-operation of their local drug officials. From the Taiwan News.

“Thepsutin said the bust was the largest quantity of drugs seized in Thailand and was jointly conducted by the…