Couple arrested in Bangkok for selling 'magic mushrooms'

A couple have been arrested at a Bangkok condominium for growing “magic mushrooms” and selling them online, claiming they could help cure many diseases.

A team of officers from the Metropolitan Police Bureau (MPB) arrested the pair — identified only as Banyong, 40, and Amita, 36 — at their condominium room in Chatuchak district on Monday. They seized 181 plastic bags of hed khee kwai or psilocybin mushrooms, also known as magic mushrooms, weighing 117 kilogrammes, along with mobile phones, an air purifier, humidifier, drying machine, scale, alcohol for cleaning, a thermometer and gloves.

Full story: Bangkok Post

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