Thai Police seize 80 kgs of marijuana
Narcotics Suppression Division 2 has conducted a sting operation, offering to buy 100 kg of marijuana for Bt400,000 from a drug dealer identified as Dey in Nakhon Phanom.
Police then arrested Dey’s accomplice Noi Tocho, 45, who delivered 22kg of drugs and was checking the banknotes for authenticity while Dey narrowly escaped. Police later searched Dey’s home and found 58 kg of marijuana.
Read more: The Nation
Foreigners need to exercise extreme caution with marijuana in Thailand. According to an article I read recently on marijuana laws Thailand, Anyone caught with over 10kg of marijuana will be charged with not only possession, but intent to sell, as well. This means considerably longer prison terms. Most foreigners convicted of possession of small quantities simply pay a large fine, and perhaps are deported.