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Two tonnes of kratom leaves abandoned in Songkhla

Two tonnes of kratom leaves abandoned in Songkhla

Suspects flee after patrol signals them to stop; herb believed destined for use in drug cocktail

Fresh kratom leaves are shown during a briefing in Sadao district of Songkhla on Saturday. Possession and sale of kratom are now legal but mixing it with other substances to make a drug cocktail is still against the law. (Photo: Assawin Pakkawan)

SONGKHLA: Authorities seized 71 fertiliser sacks containing more than two tonnes of kratom leaves abandoned by four men on motorcycles along the Thai-Malaysian border in Sadao district early Saturday.

Soldiers patrolling near the border at Talor village in tambon Bang Besar spotted four men travelling on motorcycles with large sacks. The troops signalled them to pull…

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