AYUTTHAYA, June 26 (TNA) – Thailand destroyed a
record 25 tonnes of illicit drugs on Friday,
marking the United Nation’s International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit
Trafficking.
Deputy Prime Minister and Public Health Minister Anutin
Charnvirakul said the drugs worth nearly 56 billion baht had been
confiscated in 2,751 cases.
The majority of the drugs were over 200
million methamphetamine pills, weighing 18.3 tonnes, he said.
Others drugs included crystal meth, heroin, opium marijuana
and ecstasy pills accounting for the largest batch of drugs confiscated from
smugglers and dealers ever been destroyed in the country, according to the deputy
premier.
The confiscated narcotics were destroyed at an industrial
pyrolytic incinerator in Ayutthaya province. The representatives of law enforcement agencies and foreign diplomats were
invited to witness the event. (TNA)
