Huge shipment of poppy seeds halted at Laem Chabang
Almost 170 tonnes of poppy seeds, a Category 5 narcotic due to their use in making opium and heroin, were recently discovered aboard a ship docking at Laem Chabang Port.
Krisada Chinavicharana, director-general of the Customs Department, announced on Friday (October 4) that the seeds, valued at Bt25 million, were shipped from Afghanistan in 6,799 bags stored in six freight containers.
Labelled as quinoa seeds, they were bound for Myanmar.
The Narcotics Act prohibits the production, disposal, importing, exporting and possession of Category 5 narcotics without a government licence.
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