BANGKOK, Jan 4 (TNA) – An English teacher has been
arrested for growing marijuana in an abandoned building in Bangkok and selling
it online.
Police raided the building in Din Daeng area just 400 meters
from the Office of National Narcotics Control Board on Friday to find an
organic marijuana farm inside.
The raid came after the National Legislative Assembly (NLA)
last month passed a new law legalising limited use of marijuana for medical
purposes.
Police said they tracked the farm from a previous drug case
leading the raid at the indoor greenhouse equipped with organic farming
equipment.
Joseph Sodsaikij told police he studied how to grow
marijuana and extract hashish from books, Pol General Chalermkiat Sriworakhan,
deputy police chief, said.
The 46-year-old American-Thai imported seeds from abroad to
grow 300-400 marijuana plants at a time.
After harvesting, he then processed it into marijuana products for
distribution online, he said.
Police believed the man also operated or involved with other
marijuana farms. (TNA)
