Kratom leaves seized in postal boxes heading to southern provinces

SONGKHLA, June 16 — Thai authorities successfully intercepted kratom leaves contained in postal boxes heading to the three southernmost provinces.

A working group on financial network of drug syndicates and insurgent group in the southern border provinces and narcotic control agents searched express mail postal boxes at a postal centre in Hat Yai, Songkhla and found that illict drugs were packed in 41 parcels.

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