Drug-making chemicals for 250 million meth pills incinerated in Samut Prakan
Precursor chemicals weighing 21,300 kilograms seized while being shipped to Myanmar were incinerated in Samut Prakan on Friday.
The burning was done in a ceremony jointly held by the Office of Narcotics Control Board, police, troops, the Industrial Factories Department, and the Customs Department.
The chemicals were burned at the Akki Prakan Factory in Samut Prakan’s Mueang district. The ceremony was presided by ONCB secretary-general Sirinya Sitthichai.
The authorities burned 20,000kg of methyl chloride, 500kg of hydrochloric acid and 800kg of sodium carbonate.
Sirinya said that had the chemicals reached the hands of drug producers, they could have made 250 million methamphetamine pills or 5,000kg of crystal meth.
The chemicals were seized under the cooperation scheme between China, Laos, Myanmar, Cambodia, Vietnam and Thailand to prevent precursor chemicals from reaching the Golden Triangle.
He said the drug-making chemicals were seized by customs officials in Chiang Rai’s Chieng Saen district after the authorities cross-checked and the could not locate the company whose name was stated as receiver of the shipment.
