ONCB investigate after nearly $100 million dollar "ice" haul found on Thai ship in Sydney

[webfact]

 

 

Picture: INN

 

The Office of the narcotics Control Board are investigating after 316 kilos of "ice" (crystal meth) was found at the port in Sydney, Australia on May 4th on a Thai ship. 

 

A container ship had gone from Laem Chabang port to Australia via Singapore. 

 

The drugs were hidden in barbecues and water heaters amid a large consignment of other goods and products. 

 

ONCB secretary-general Wichai Chaimongkhol told INN that they would be meeting with their Australian counterparts at the AFP in Thailand in the next couple of days to exchange information about the case. 

 

The consignment was also loaded and unloaded from Chinese and Portuguese registered ships in its journey from its source. 

 

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[johng]

Rest assured that no Thais where involved with this drug smuggling !

but even if they where and then convicted in an Australian court it will have

no bearing at all in Thailand.

After serving the sentence the convict can return to Thailand and even become a government minister... as the  wrong doing was not judged by a Thai court

so no plomplem !  ????

[smedly]

22 minutes ago, webfact said:

The consignment was also loaded and unloaded from Chinese and Portuguese registered ships in its journey from its source. 

really ?, sounds more like plausible deniability, this shipment could very easily be traced all the way back to its source in Thailand

[RobMuir]

An aspiring Thai politician?

[4MyEgo]

8 minutes ago, RobMuir said:

An aspiring Thai politician?

 

Could even be related to that politician ?

[sharecropper]

A few months ago they found drugs in cans sealed and labelled by a Thai manufacturer. The manufacturer denied all knowledge, of course, but that soon dropped off the front pages too.

[LomSak27]

I hope the Thailand will appoint a qualified person to investigate.

[realfunster]

Captain Flour will be enraged that someone is moving in on his turf. 

[Enzian]

$144,000 per pound? Inflation is really out of control.

[Rampant Rabbit]

3 hours ago, LomSak27 said:

I hope the Thailand will appoint a qualified person to investigate.

It's laughable  but  ultimately <deleted> sickening!

[natway09]

See, Thai exports are up

[trainman34014]

Another case that will be neatly swept under the carpet and story deleted from Thai Media as from now !

[Misterwhisper]

4 hours ago, smedly said:

really ?, sounds more like plausible deniability, this shipment could very easily be traced all the way back to its source in Thailand

Don't be so sure about it. In Thailand it will take 6 committees that take several months to find out where the shipment originated. Following that, another committee (supervised and guided by yet another committee) is going to check whether the conclusions reached by the first 6 committees are sound.

 

By which time the alleged shipper of the consignment will have long embarked on a "vaccination holiday" -- never to return.

Edited May 19, 2021 by Misterwhisper

[starky]

1 hour ago, Enzian said:

$144,000 per pound? Inflation is really out of control.

Thats cheap! If ya wanna run off "street" price, which they love to do as its so much more impressive.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-05-16/regional-meth-market-booming-despite-covid-impact-addicts/100098682

 

From that article: The price spike was most apparent in Australia's most remote capital city Perth, where the price of a point, or 0.1 grams, of methamphetamine jumped from around $30 to $100.

Now my maths ain't what it was but to me that works out at $448 000 Aussie a pound. So they obviously running off pre covid prices. As I said cheap! Lol

[starky]

1 hour ago, Enzian said:

$144,000 per pound? Inflation is really out of control.

Thats cheap! If ya wanna run off "street" price, which they love to do as its so much more impressive.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-05-16/regional-meth-market-booming-despite-covid-impact-addicts/100098682

 

From that article: The price spike was most apparent in Australia's most remote capital city Perth, where the price of a point, or 0.1 grams, of methamphetamine jumped from around $30 to $100.

Now my maths ain't what it was but to me that works out at $448 000 Aussie a pound. So they obviously running off pre covid prices. As I said cheap! Lol

[Misterwhisper]

double post deleted

Edited May 19, 2021 by Misterwhisper

[starky]

Just now, Misterwhisper said:

Don't be so sure about it. In Thailand it will take 6 committees that take several months to find out where the shipment originated. Following that, another committee (supervised and guided by yet another committee) is going to check whether the conclusions reached by the first 6 committees are sound.

 

By which time the alleged shipper of the consignment will have long embarked on a "vaccination holiday" -- never to return.

Yes but he will receive an email to please report at his nearest police station at his earliest convenience if its not too much bother khrup. 

[Misterwhisper]

5 hours ago, webfact said:

hidden in barbecues and water heaters

Sounds like the proverbial "hot" cargo.

[Ventenio]

It either went through Chiang Mai or Udon Thani, just guessing!!!!

 

Then down to BKK.....then on to a ship....

 

I remember seeing 10 falangs with beers (wearing masks!!) staring at a shipment and asking, "Bro, this doesn't look like Ice.....I put my beer in here for 10 hours and it's still warm!!!"

 

I think we would be SHOCKED if we knew how much ice traveled these roads.....

 

of course, the falang only care about 20 baht noodle soup.  blind to everything else.    

[unblocktheplanet]

5 hours ago, LomSak27 said:

I hope the Thailand will appoint a qualified person to investigate.

Looks like he might have been sampling the goods!

[sanuk711]

2 hours ago, Enzian said:

$144,000 per pound? Inflation is really out of control.

Yer something is out of control......if their using Kilos and your using Lbs............

[mtls2005]

"But we sent flour."

 

 

[sharksy]

6 hours ago, Enzian said:

$144,000 per pound? Inflation is really out of control.

 

 

316KG is 316000 grams.

100,000000 / 316000 = $31.64 per gram.

 

453 grams per pound, does come out to your calculation. 

No crazy inflation.

 

Seeing as its sold by the gram, thats about 1000baht, not sure if thats wholesale price or street price.

[Soikhaonoiken]

It's obviously all a big misunderstanding... ????