Thai police seize 1.1 tonnes of crystal meth drugs as authorities step a crackdown on smuggling that saw a spike in clashes between police and smugglers in the kingdom's northern hinterlands
Thailand has been cracking down on drug smuggling that has surged since the country's borders reopened.
Following a tip-off, police arrested 10 Thai nationals in a series of raids in the north and south of the kingdom. "Now that the country has been reopened, the pent-up products are just being shipped in non-stop," he said.In the first operation, officers found 731 kilograms of crystal meth, also known by the street name "ice", in two raids in the southern Thai provinces of Phatthalung and Surat Thani.
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