Customs officers at Laem Chabang Port in Si Racha seized more than 1.4 tonnes of cannabis buds bound for the United Kingdom, director Direk Kocharak announced at a press conference on 25 September 2024.[1][2] Acting on information from international agencies, officers working with the Seaport Interdiction Task Force, the UNODC-WCO Container Control Programme and the UK Border Force detained two suspicious export declarations for inspection.[1]
On 11 September officers opened three pallets declared as rubber fitness mats and found modified wooden boxes holding 153.3 kg of cannabis buds worth 5 million baht.[1][2] On 16 September they opened four crates declared as fabric gloves and found compressed cannabis, buds and rolled joints weighing 1.3 tonnes and worth 20 million baht.[1][2] Together the 1,453.3 kg was valued at 25 million baht domestically and an estimated 100 million baht once exported.[1][2] Those responsible face charges of false export declarations under sections 202, 244 and 252 of the Customs Act.[2]
