Driver held in Hat Yai with 306 kg of marijuana under durians and corn
Hat Yai police stopped a pickup on the Asia Highway on 12 June 2017 and found 306 kg of marijuana hidden under durians and corn; the driver, Anant Srising, 30, was arrested and said he was paid 80,000 baht to deliver the load nearby.
🇹🇭 Ban Nakhuan, Khuan Lung, Hat Yai, Songkhla · Thailand
Hat Yai police arrested a man from Amnat Charoen on Monday morning 12 June 2017
for allegedly trying to smuggle 306 kilograms of marijuana under a pile of
durians and corn to Songkhla province.[1][2]Police chief Colonel Kittichai
Sangkhathavorn said the pickup truck was stopped at a road checkpoint on the
Asia Highway in Ban Nakhuan village in Tambon Khuanlung in Hat Yai.[1][2]
The driver, Anant Srising, 30, was arrested.[1][2]Police found the drug
under a canvas with the durians and corn piled on top.[1][2]Anant told
police he was paid 80,000 baht to deliver the drug to a recipient located five
kilometres from the spot where he was stopped.[1]
Case data
Every number and detail the sources state, with the sources that state it.
Arrested
1
Cannabis
306 kg
Agency type
Police
Cannabis
Herbal cannabis (306 kg)
Activity
Smuggling
Setting
Vehicle
Case stage
Under investigation
Sources
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