The Public Health Ministry's Food and Drug Administration will on Thursday burn more than three tonnes of drugs seized by law enforcement agencies.
A health official takes a rest after sorting out illegal drugs to be incinerated on Thursday to mark the International Day Against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking. JIRAPORN KUHAKAN
The drugs, valued at more than 8.8 billion baht, were seized as proceeds from 2,911 cases. The FDA burns drugs gathered by the agencies every year.
This year, drugs to be burned include 2.5 tonnes of amphetamine, 243 kilogrammes of methamphetamine, 21kg of heroin, two kilos of ecstasy pills and 74kg of opium, said deputy health permanent secretary Songyot Chaichana.
The Royal Thai Police’s Narcotics Suppression Bureau will join operations to burn an additional half a tonne of seized marijuana.
The drugs will be incinerated at Bangpa-in Industrial Estate’s centre for public utility and environment management in Ayutthaya province.
Thursday also marks International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking.