Thailand Seizes 176 Kg of Crystal Meth Hidden in Treadmills Bound for Japan
Thailand is a major trafficking route for crystal meth manufactured in Myanmar's Shan and Kachin states.
Image Cedits: Reuters
Bangkok: Thai anti-narcotics officers have seized 176 kg of crystal methamphetamine hidden in the metal frames of electric treadmills bound for Japan, police said on Thursday.
"Last month, the Australian police busted a similar case with the drugs hidden in exercise equipment, which they told us was packaged and exported from Thailand," Police Major General Yingyot Thepchamnong, head of the Narcotics Suppression Bureau told Reuters. "So, we followed up in the belief there must be other cases."
He said officers at Bangkok's Suvarnabhumi airport on Tuesday discovered 36 kg of crystal meth stashed in exercise equipment among air cargo bound for Japan, enabling them to track the shipment back to the warehouse.
During the raid on the warehouse, police found a further 140 kg inside the frames of 10 treadmills.
One person was arrested following the raid, though Yingyot said police believe more suspects were involved.
Thailand is a major trafficking route for crystal meth manufactured in Myanmar's Shan and Kachin states. The meth market has expanded at an alarming rate as drug seizures have surged more than tenfold over the past two years, official statistics show.
The UNODC estimates that the Asia-Pacific methamphetamine trade alone was worth as much as $61.4 billion in 2018, up from an estimated $15 billion just five years earlier.
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