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No arrests yet in 11.5 tonnes ketamine bust

A total of 457 sacks containing 11.5 tonnes of ketamine were seized from a warehouse in Bang Pakong district, Chachoengsao province on Nov 12. (Photo taken from @ONCB.TH Facebook page)

Drug suppression officers are still looking for a Thai man who rented a warehouse in Bang Pakong district, Chachoengsao province, where 11.5 tonnes of ketamine were seized on Nov 12, Office of Narcotic Control Board (ONCB) secretary-general Wichai Chaimongkol said on Wednesday.

Mr Wichai said the man entered a contract in July to rent the warehouse in tambon Tha Kham to store furniture at 70,000 baht per month. The warehouse was in fact used to store the drug.

A preliminary investigation revealed that the man was a tribesman who had obtained Thai citizenship and llived in a northern border province. He was believed to be in…

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