Thai police seize 14.8 kg of heroin hidden in slushy machines | Video

Bangkok, May 15 (EFE/EPA).- A joint operation between the Thai police and Taiwan's Ministry of Justice Investigation Bureau (MJIB) seized 14.8 kilograms of heroin with street value worth more than 100 million baht (US$2.7 million), according to Secretary-General of the Office of the Narcotics Control Board (ONCB) Police Lieutenant General Phanurat Lukboon.

The confiscated heroin was hidden in slushy machines before being smuggled to Taiwan following an investigation after arresting a Thai national who is part of an international drug trafficking syndicate. (Camera: RUNGROJ YONGRIT).

SHOT LIST: DIRECTOR OF NARCOTICS LAW ENFORCEMENT BUREAU PRIN MEKANANDHA, ACCOMPANIED BY TAIWAN'S MINISTRY OF JUSTICE INVESTIGATION BUREAU OFFICER TUNG YU-KUANG, AND SECRETARY-GENERAL OF THE OFFICE OF THE NARCOTICS CONTROL BOARD (ONCB) POLICE LIEUTENANT GENERAL PHANURAT LUKBOON, SPEAK TO THE MEDIA NEXT TO THE CONFISCATED 14.8 KILOGRAMS OF HEROIN HIDDEN IN SLUSHY MACHINES TO BE SMUGGLED TO TAIWAN DURING A PRESS CONFERENCE AT THE OFFICE OF THE NARCOTICS CONTROL BOARD IN BANGKOK, THAILAND.

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Date: 15/05/2024 07:50 (UTC)
Credit: EFE
Source: EPA
Topic: Crime, law and justice » Crime » Drug trafficking
Religion and belief » Islam
Health
Type: Rough cut
Duration: 172 seconds
Reference: 7001363836
Relevance: Normal