On 3 November 2026, in a separate seizure, officers inspected two international mail parcels destined for the United Arab Emirates, declared as soy wax candles, and found 20 candles containing cannabis extract, about 1,000 grams including wrapping, valued at 1.5 million baht.[1] On 4 November 2026, officers inspected two international mail parcels destined for the Philippines, declared as chopping boards, and found 66 pieces of cannabis resin, 3.1 kg total including wrapping, hidden in the boards.[1] The resin was a Category 5 controlled drug, cannabis extract, found as brown solid pieces wrapped in clear plastic, 66 pieces totalling about 3,100 grams including wrapping, valued at 4,650,000 baht.[2]
The seized evidence was handed to the investigators of the Suvarnabhumi Police Station, and the AITF unit will coordinate with other agencies to investigate and trace the cross-border network.[2] The seizure constituted an offence of attempted unlicensed export of a Category 5 narcotic, cannabis extract, from the Kingdom, under the Narcotics Code in conjunction with the 2017 Customs Act.[2] Director-general of the Customs Department Phanthong Loykulnanan said that in all the drug cases, officers detained the suspects with the seized goods and referred them to the Suvarnabhumi police for prosecution under the Narcotics Code in conjunction with the 2017 Customs Act.[1] Director-general of the Customs Department Phanthong Loykulnanan said the department is acting on the accelerated policy of Prime Minister and Interior Minister Anutin Charnvirakul and Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Eknin Nitithanprapas, coordinating all law-enforcement agencies to tighten drug prevention and suppression.[1]
