Post by Soutpeel on Apr 19, 2016 17:18:21 GMT 7
Malaysian arrested in Thailand with half-tonne of cannabis
BANGKOK - A Malaysian has been arrested for trying to smuggle more than half a tonne of cannabis into his country across Thailand's southern border, police said Tuesday.
It was the latest major bust on a well-worn smuggling route.
Mohd Nizam Bin Ishak, 34, was stopped on Monday while driving a truck with fake Malaysian licence plates at a border checkpoint at Sadao in Thailand’s province of Songkhla.
Investigators said they found 520 kilograms of marijuana worth around $440,000 hidden under furniture in the back of the truck.
"The suspect confessed to the trafficking charge and said he was hired for 1,000 ringgit ($257) to transport marijuana from Hat Yai (in Songkhla) to a warehouse in Kuala Lumpur," police Lieutenant General Rawat Klinkasorn said in a statement.
The suspect also allegedly confessed to taking drugs along the same route on previous occasions.
Thailand is both a producer and major transit hub for drugs.
www.nationmultimedia.com/breakingnews/Malaysian-arrested-in-Thailand-with-half-tonne-of--30284247.html
BANGKOK - A Malaysian has been arrested for trying to smuggle more than half a tonne of cannabis into his country across Thailand's southern border, police said Tuesday.
It was the latest major bust on a well-worn smuggling route.
Mohd Nizam Bin Ishak, 34, was stopped on Monday while driving a truck with fake Malaysian licence plates at a border checkpoint at Sadao in Thailand’s province of Songkhla.
Investigators said they found 520 kilograms of marijuana worth around $440,000 hidden under furniture in the back of the truck.
"The suspect confessed to the trafficking charge and said he was hired for 1,000 ringgit ($257) to transport marijuana from Hat Yai (in Songkhla) to a warehouse in Kuala Lumpur," police Lieutenant General Rawat Klinkasorn said in a statement.
The suspect also allegedly confessed to taking drugs along the same route on previous occasions.
Thailand is both a producer and major transit hub for drugs.
www.nationmultimedia.com/breakingnews/Malaysian-arrested-in-Thailand-with-half-tonne-of--30284247.html
