Bangkok, The ONCB joins with the Narcotics Control Board and the Taiwan Ministry of Justice. Announcement of the seizure of 14.8 kilograms of heroin secretly hidden through an ice flake drink making machine ready to be sent to Taiwan. In the end, he didn't survive. Revealing the expansion of results from the case of drug delivery through robots. Police Lieutenant General Panurat Lakboon, Secretary General of the Narcotics Control Board, along with Mr. Parin Mekanan, Director of the Narcotics Suppression Bureau, Office of the Narcotics Control Board, Pol. Col. Warat. Chetanon, Superintendent of Division 3, Narcotics Control Unit 1, Narcotics Control Board, Mr. TUNG, YU-KUANG, Taiwan's Ministry of Justice Investigation Bureau (MJIB) announced the results of the seizure of 14.8 pounds of heroin. Kilograms (40 bars) hidden in two ice flake drink machines, ready to be shipped to Taiwan. Through airport transportation, the incident occurred at a private transportation company in the Bangkok area. Pol. Lt. Gen. P anurat said the seizure of heroin weighing 14.8 kilograms (40 bars) hidden in two ice flake drink machines (size 58 x 48 x 71 centimeters) inside was made into a medium-sized steel box for use. hiding heroin Prepare for delivery to the destination in Taiwan. through airport transportation (The said shipping cost is 22,000 baht) The Secretary-General of the Narcotics Control Board said that the seizure of the said drugs was a result of April 25, 2024. The Narcotics Control Board joined with the Seaport Interdiction Task. Force : SITF) seized 320 kilograms of ketamine hidden in a steel robot base, ready to be sent to Taiwan via sea transport. Ready to extend the arrest of 1 suspect. The Office of the Narcotics Control Board has been closely coordinating and exchanging information on investigations with the Ministry of Justice of Taiwan. Until May 14, 2024, Narcotics Control Board officers, together with Narcotics Control Board 1, Narcotics Control Board, investigated and learned that There are people in the dr ug network preparing to ship drugs to Taiwan. Therefore, they conducted an investigation and found a suspicious international package that was thought to be hiding drugs. Upon inspection, it was found to be two ice flake drink machines, inside which were made into medium-sized steel boxes used to hide heroin, 20 places each (weighing 7.4 kilograms), totaling two machines, hiding heroin with a total weight of 14.8 kilograms. Mr. Parin said that the said network is the same network that the drug trafficking ring smuggles ketamine with. 'Iron robots' for export to Taiwan which will try to hide in various products Currently, the investigation is being extended to the steel welding factory to see if it was involved or not. This network has done it 4 times, the first time on 9 August 2023, MJIB seized 15.63 kg of heroin hidden in a coffee maker in Taiwan. 2. On 26 September 2023, the Narcotics Control Board seized heroin. 3.7 kg. hidden in a coffee maker, ready to be sent to Australia. 3. On 25 April 2024, SITF ar rested 1 person. 320 kg. of ketamine hidden in a small robot base, ready to be sent to Taiwan, and the 4th time on 14 May. C.67 Narcotics Control Board seizes 14.8 kilograms of heroin hidden in a Slurpee making machine. Prepare to send to Taiwan The ONCB will work with the Ministry of Justice of Taiwan. To investigate and expand the results to product recipients and networks Drug trafficking in Taiwan, with 14.8 kilograms of heroin, if it can be smuggled into Taiwan for retail sale, the total price is approximately 100 million baht, which is 8 - 10 times higher than the price in Thailand. And as for the product delivery operators, the Office of the Narcotics Control Board is in the process of expanding the results of collecting evidence. To bring those involved to take legal action. Statistics in the fiscal year 2024 (Oct. 2023 - present) under the cooperation project on suppression and interception of drugs in the airport area (Airport Interdiction Task force: AITF) have statistics of arrests/inspections a nd seizures of 80 cases, including 74 suspects. Among the confiscated items were 24,311 methamphetamine tablets, 43.20 kilograms of ice, 63.76 kilograms of heroin, 33.86 kilograms of cocaine, 3.2 kilograms of ketamine, 14 tablets of Xtasy. Most export destination countries are Australia, New Zealand, Taiwan, Malaysia, South Korea. Police Lieutenant General Panurat said that currently the problem of drug trafficking is in the form of a transnational criminal network. Smuggling of drugs using Thailand as a transit point to third countries continues to occur. both through transportation international parcel through air transport and hidden in various goods via boat transport The government under the leadership of Mr. Settha Thavisin, Prime Minister, and Pol. Col. Thawee Sodsong, Minister of Justice, has raised solving the drug problem as an important national agenda. And in suppressing transnational drug networks, coordination with foreign countries must be proactive. To find news information and expand the res ults to manage the boss Network and confiscation The government has a cooperation project on suppression and interdiction of drugs in airport areas (Airport Interdiction Task Force: AITF) and interdiction of drugs in port areas (Seaport Interdiction Task Force: SITF) as the primary operational unit for interdiction. Bringing drugs into the interior and exported to third countries In this regard, cooperation in exchanging investigative information with agencies international It will be an important part in making the arrest more successful like this time. This is thanks to the cooperation from MJIB or the Ministry of Justice of Taiwan. Source: Thai News Agency