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Thailand seizes 176kg of crystal meth in treadmills

Thailand’s anti-narcotics police have seized 176kg of crystal methamphetamine hidden in the metal frames of electric treadmills bound for Japan.
Thailand seizes 176kg of crystal meth in treadmills ảnh 1At Suvarnabhumi airport (Photo: Reuters)
Hanoi (VNA) – Thailand’santi-narcotics police have seized 176kg of crystal methamphetamine hidden inthe metal frames of electric treadmills bound for Japan.

Last month, Australian police busteda similar case with the drugs hidden in exercise equipment, which was packagedand exported from Thailand, Police Major General Yingyot Thepchamnong, head of theNarcotics Suppression Bureau, said on November 14.

Police at Bangkok's Suvarnabhumiairport on November 12 discovered 36kg of crystal meth stashed in exercise equipmentamong air cargo bound for Japan, enabling them to track the shipment back tothe warehouse.

During the raid on the warehouse,police found an additional 140kg inside the frames of 10 treadmills.

One person was arrested following theraid, though police believed more suspects were involved.

Thailand is a major trafficking routefor crystal meth manufactured in Myanmar's Shan and Kachin states./.
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