Thai customs seize 2.74 million methamphetamine pills hidden in mattresses
Customs officials in Mae Sai district of Chiang Rai province seized 2.74 million methamphetamine tablets yesterday, which had beenconcealed in mattresses and furniture on a pickup truck which had entered Thailand from Myanmar.
The officials also confiscated 458 vape cartridges.
Acting on a tipoff, customs officials at the Mae Sai border checkpoint stopped the truck, bearinga Myanmar licence plate, and used an X-ray machine to scan the mattresses and furniture.
After spotting something suspicious hidden inside, they cut openthe mattresses and a sofa and found the illegal narcotics and vape cartridges.
The methamphetamine has an estimated street value of 137 million baht.
The truck driver and a passenger, both Burmese, were taken into custody for questioning and have been charged.