21 Malaysians nabbed in Thai drug bust

Public shame: The suspected traffickers and the drug haul being paraded during a press conference at the Central Investigation Bureau in Bangkok. — EPA

BANGKOK: Thai police uncovered a “Malaysian Connection” when they derailed a major drug syndicate with the arrest of 21 Malaysians, mostly at four train stations in southern Thailand.

They seized 226kg of the synthetic drug, ice (methamphetamine), and heroin weighing 8kg, described by the police as the largest drug haul since the beginning of a police operation to stem drug smuggling via railways, about six months ago.