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Thu, 08/20/2009 - 19:36
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Alleged foreign drug syndicate busted
BANGKOK, Aug 20 (TNA) – Thai police on Thursday smashed an alleged syndicate of foreign drug dealers and confiscated one tonne of marijuana.
Deputy Police Chief Pol Gen Jumpol Manmai told a news conference here that police arrested a Malaysian man, Phoon Ken Huat, 26, allegedly the syndicate ringleader at a house in Bangkok and seized 990 bars of compressed marijuana, worth Bt60 million (about US$1,765,000).
They confessed they had smuggled marijuana bought from a neighbouring country worth Bt10,000 (about US$294) per kilogramme and packed the drugs for sale to dealers in the Netherlands which could be sold at a street value of Bt50,000-60,000 (some $1,500-1,750) per kilo.
The other two alleged drug dealers included a Singaporean man, Danny Lim Kian Hong, 37, and an ethnic Shan. They were charged with illegally co-manufacturing and possessing drugs for sale
Under Thai law, those found guilty of the charges can face a jail term of two to 15 years. (TNA)
Deputy Police Chief Pol Gen Jumpol Manmai told a news conference here that police arrested a Malaysian man, Phoon Ken Huat, 26, allegedly the syndicate ringleader at a house in Bangkok and seized 990 bars of compressed marijuana, worth Bt60 million (about US$1,765,000).
They confessed they had smuggled marijuana bought from a neighbouring country worth Bt10,000 (about US$294) per kilogramme and packed the drugs for sale to dealers in the Netherlands which could be sold at a street value of Bt50,000-60,000 (some $1,500-1,750) per kilo.
The other two alleged drug dealers included a Singaporean man, Danny Lim Kian Hong, 37, and an ethnic Shan. They were charged with illegally co-manufacturing and possessing drugs for sale
Under Thai law, those found guilty of the charges can face a jail term of two to 15 years. (TNA)
