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1.2 tonnes of marijuana seized (pic)

NAKHON SI THAMMARAT - Police seized 1,252 kilogrammes of marijuana from two drug dealers in Nakhon Si Thammarat's Tham Phannara district on Thursday.

Pol Lt Gen Yongyuth Charoenwanit of Tham Phannara station said police at a traffic checkpoint found 519kg of marijuana, with an estimated street value of more than 32 million baht, in two pickup trucks.

The suspects who drove the pickup trucks were named as Samran Pankaew-ngao, aged 37, and Chinnakorn Tone-si, 30.

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  • nowayout

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    Discussion 4 : 09 Nov 2012 at 06.404

    More and more countries are or already legaled marijuana; Netherlands, Canada, USA just to name a few of the big ones. It should be controled and taxed just like booze and tabacco.

  • englishbob

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    Discussion 3 : 08 Nov 2012 at 20.363

    I disagree that deteriorating quality and safety are linked to drug related problems.

    The vast majority of Thailand's problems can be solved by improving the education system, more emphasis on moral behaviour and a complete refusal to accept corrupt officials.

    All this is very unlikely to happen since Thais don't understand that they are educationally backwards and that lying, cheating and scamming tourists doesn't benefit Thailand in the long term.

  • upena

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    Discussion 2 : 08 Nov 2012 at 20.172

    @dekwat. Think you posted your comment on the wrong article. Should be on the tourist rage in Krabi article.

  • dekwat

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    Discussion 1 : 08 Nov 2012 at 19.391

    I couldn't watch the clip here but it's on youtube
    This song's gonna be a bit hit in Thailand especially for the Tourism Authority. Cool reggae!
    Covering up crime has been done systematically in order to preserve the image of Thailand as a top tourist destination.
    Thailand is still a great place to travel to but quality and safety are steadily deteriorating, mostly because increasing drug related problems.

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