Authorities said on Tuesday that barely more than one gram of ketamine had been found in a seizure that police had initially believed contained over 12 tonnes of the drug worth almost $1 billion.
Wichai Chaimongkol, head of the Narcotics Control Board, told a news conference 12.1 tonnes of the haul contained trisodium phosphate – a chemical which can be used as a food additive and cleaning agent.
The remaining 301 kg was calcium carbonate and just 1.2 grams of ketamine, he said, adding the seizure was made as part of an international investigation following arrests in Taiwan.
In November, police announced…
