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Thailand seen as ‘ketamine transit hub’

Thailand seen as ‘ketamine transit hub’

Taiwan, China gangs re-exporting drug

Reporters wait for a press briefing on the seizure of 30kg of crystal methamphetamine and 15kg of ketamine at the Metropolitan Police Bureau. The drugs originated in the North and were seized in Kamphaeng Phet, leading to the arrest of four people. CHANAT KATANYU

Gangs in Taiwan, China and Thailand have colluded to smuggle ketamine into Thailand for re-export to lucrative markets in Malaysia and Hong Kong, a source in the Office of the Narcotics Control Board (ONCB) has revealed.

The revelation was made after “powdered milk ketamine”, a new variant of the drug, was found to have killed seven people in Bangkok this week.

The Royal Thai Police said it could not yet confirm whether…

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