Two tonnes of narcotics incinerated
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About two tonnes of narcotics worth about Bt6.56 billion on Thursday were incinerated in a ceremony presided over by Deputy Prime Minister Yongyuth Yuthavong.
Most of the drugs were methamphetamines. The Court of First Instance confiscated the drugs from 1,059 narcotic cases and approved theelimination. The incineration was carried out at at least 850 degrees Celsius to prevent pollution.
Meanwhile Public Health Minister Dr Rajata Rajatanavin said it was the 44th drug incineration and that the drugs comprised about 19 million pills or 1,754kg of methamphetamine worth Bt5.85 billion, 318kg of "ice" or crystal methamphetamine worth Bt637 million, 86kg of heroin worth Bt68 million, three kilos of cocaine worth Bt10 million, 1,840 pills or 0.45kg of "ecstasy" worth Bt1.8 million, and 0.81kg of opium worth Bt25,000.
The incineration also included 2,933kg of illicit drugs worth Bt7 million from the police departments Narcotics Suppression Bureau and 2,546kg of marijuana from Ubon Ratchathani province.
