Belgian woman held for smuggling cannabis at Phuket Airport
A YOUNG Belgian woman was arrested at Phuket Airport today (July 7) on charges of attempting to smuggle over 31 kilogrammes of cannabis packed in two suitcases out of the country, Amarin TV said. Officials at the southern island airport searched the two suitcases, one green and white one and the other black, belonging […]
Read MorePoland seizes 1.2 tonnes of cannabis from Thailand: officials
By Polskie Radio POLISH border guards have seized nearly 1.2 tonnes of cannabis concealed in shipments of bricks from Thailand and detained eight people in an international operation targeting a drug-smuggling network operating between Asia and Europe, officials said yesterday (June 3). The drugs, with an estimated street value of PLN 48 million (around […]
Read More2 Uzbek men nabbed at Phuket Airport for smuggling cannabis
ARRESTED at Phuket Airport yesterday (July 1) were two Uzbek men on charges of attempting to smuggle dried cannabis flowers and resin out of the country in their luggage, Amarin TV said this morning. The first suspect, Mr. Jalilboyevich Bunyodboy Juraboev, 26, was apprehended during baggage inspection at the Baggage Inspection Room on the […]
Read MoreIsraeli cannabis farm in Krabi busted
A BIG team of over 50 policemen raided a cannabis farm owned and operated by Israelis in Krabi where marijuana extract containing over 0.2% THC, classifying it as a narcotic, was sold online and farm tours by tourists held with consumption allowed on site, Naewna newspaper and TV Channel 7 said this evening (Jan. […]
Read MoreMarijuana shop owners in Pattaya worried about new ministry announcement
MOST marijuana shop owners in Pattaya are worried about a new announcement by the Public Health Ministry on controlling the herb and allowing for only medical purposes pointing out that some tourists travelled to the seaside city to access it legally, TV Channel 7 said this morning (June 25). This TV channel’s reporters surveyed […]
Read MoreSomsak tightens control of cannabis distribution
PUBLIC Health Minister Somsak Theopsuthin today (June 24) signed an announcement to control distribution of cannabis ensuring it is no longer freely available and emphasizing “medical use only”, Amarin TV said this evening. The key point of the announcement is cancelling the ministry’s announcement issued in 2022 and now making cannabis, specifically the flowers/buds, […]
Read MoreRaid on cannabis shops selling spiked jelly and chocolates
PUBLIC Health Minister Somsak Thepsuthin today (July 22) launched a random inspection of 20 cannabis shops across Bangkok that are secretly selling jelly and chocolates mixed with the herb unapproved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), Thai Rath newspaper said. This is in keeping with Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra’s order to stop illegal […]
Read MoreKoh Samui Customs seizes 140kg of dried cannabis flowers destined for UK
SEIZED AT Koh Samui International Airport were seven suitcases belonging to five foreign passengers packed with 140 kilogrammes of dried cannabis flowers in vacuum-sealed bags, worth approximately 4 million baht, heading for Singapore then onwards to UK, Naewna newspaper said this morning (March 13). Pol. Col. Den Duang Thongsrisuk, superintendent of Bo Phut police […]
Read More13kg compressed cannabis seized at Krabi airport bathroom
POLICE seized approximately 13kg of compressed cannabis (brick weed) packed in a suitcase which was left at Krabi International Airport bathroom and are now urgently going through surveillance camera clips to track down the owner, Naewna newspaper said this afternoon (March 9). A police team from Nuea Khlong station inspected the compressed cannabis which […]
Read MoreMarijuana U-turn raises question who is the real PM: Thepthai
By Naewna and Reuters – published by CNA AFTER Interior Minister-cum-Bhumjaithai leader Anutin Charnvirakil said yesterday (July 23) that the government will now work towards legislating marijuana for medical use, signalling a U-turn on plans to re-criminalise the plant by yearend, former MP Thepthai Senapong questioned who is really the prime minister of this […]
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