Russian arrested in Hua Hin with drugs
published : 1 Jul 2024 at 07:57
writer: Gary Boyle
ORIGINAL SOURCE/WRITER: Online Reporters
A Russian man has been arrested and illegal drugs seized from his room in Hua Hin town of Prachuap Khiri Khan province.
The arrest followed the seizure of a parcel containing 840 grammes of mephedrone on June 24.
Customs officials found that the parcel sent from Poland contained capsules filled with light brown powder. The substance was sent for laboratory testing, which confirmed it to be mephedrone, an illegal drug.
Mephedrone can be used as an ingredient for a synthetic stimulant known as bath salts.
An investigation led to the arrest of the Russian man when he came to pick up the parcel on Friday.
Police searched his room and found many types of drugs in small quantities. They included methamphetamine, MDMA, ecstasy, LSD, cocaine, ketamine and mephedrone.
Police said the man was responsible for collecting parcels containing drugs sent from abroad. They were stored in his room before being delivered to other locations.
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- capsule (noun): a small container which has a measured amount of a medicine inside and which dissolves when you swallow it - ยาที่อยู่ในหลอดเล็กๆ
- customs: the place at a port, airport or border where travellers' bags are looked at to find out if any goods are being carried illegally - ด่านศุลกากร
- quantity: a particular amount of something - ปริมาณ, จำนวน
- responsible for: deserving to be blamed for something that has happened - มีความรับผิดชอบ
- seize: to take something using official power and force - จับกุม
- seizure: the act of taking control of something, especially by using power or force - การบุกเข้ายึด
- stimulant: a substance that makes a part of your body work faster or better; a substance that makes you feel more awake when you eat it or drink it - สารกระตุ้น
- synthetic: manmade and not natural, made from chemicals in a factory and not in nature - เกิดจากการสังเคราะห์
