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Police seize five tonnes of cannabis in Bangkok

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Immigration police raided a rented house in Bang Khen district, Bangkok, on 19 October 2026 and found five tonnes of cannabis buds. They arrested a Vietnamese man and four Myanmar workers who were paid 200–300 baht a day to sort and pack the flower. The group held a processing licence in Nong Bua Lam Phu, but the Bangkok premises were unlicensed; the offence carries up to a year in prison and/or a 20,000-baht fine.^[1]

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Five tonnes of cannabis buds seized in Bangkok (20 October 2026). Bangkok Post. Bang Khen raid; Vietnamese man and four Myanmar workers; processing licence in Nong Bua Lam Phu; maximum one year and/or 20,000 baht..

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