Thai authorities find 620 sacks of cannabis hidden in durian and coconut orchards


Authorities believe the owners of the dried cannabis left it behind in anticipation of tougher new rules that Thailand’s Ministry of Public Health implemented on June 26. -- PHOTO: THE NATION/ ASIAN NEWS NETWORK

BANGKOK (The Nation Thailand/ANN): Thai rangers have discovered a significant cache of dried cannabis, amounting to 620 sacks and bundles, hidden within durian and coconut orchards in Bueng Kan province. 

Authorities believe the drug’s owners left it behind in anticipation of tougher new rules that Thailand’s Ministry of Public Health implemented on June 26.

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