Seized 4X100 kratom water store, totaling nearly 3,000 bottles

Chonburi, Bang Lamung administrative officials Raid and seize a 4×100 kratom water shop in the middle of Pattaya. They were surprised to find nearly 2,000 bottles of kratom juice and 932 bottles of cough syrup, many scents and flavors for teenagers to buy. Plus a tempting promotion: buy 10 get 1 free. In the middle of the night, Mr. Weekit Manarojkit, Bang Lamung District Chief, Chonburi Province, led administrative officials. Went out to crack down and arrest the illegal sale of kratom water mixed with cough syrup or "4 times 100" in the area after people complained through the Damrongtham Center that It is illegally sold to children and youth. Even though officials regularly make arrests The shop is located on Soi Khao Talo Road, Nong Prue Subdistrict. There is also a sign asking you to taste before buying. In front of the store, two salespeople were found in the store room. There are 7 large ice buckets, each filled with 1 liter bottle of ready-made kratom water, chilled and ready for sale. Next, it was converted into a room for boiling and mixing. There are many boilers. and bottled kratom water waiting to be sold Another room is a storage room. There were many kratom leaves piled up on the floor. And many brands of cough medicine were opened and ready to be mixed. In addition, many crates of cough medicine were also found kept in stock. During the investigation, the employee said that The shop has sales of nearly 20,000 baht per day, opening from noon. With a tempting promotion: 10 bottles, get 1 bottle free. There are mixed kratom juices in many scents and flavors for teenagers to choose from. which while the officers arrested A 17-year-old youth came in and asked to buy, saying he was a regular customer. Even though they knew that the officers were about to arrest them. Still trying to persuade me to buy it. The officials then chased him back. Initially, officials brought all the seized items to the district office. There were 1,801 bottles of kratom boiled and ready-mixed for sale, as well as 932 bot tles of various brands of cough medicine. They were sent to investigators on charges of conspiring to sell food containing kratom as an ingredient. which is in violation of the announcement of the Ministry of Public Health Imprisonment from 6 months to 2 years and a fine of 5,000-20,000 baht. Source: Thai News Agency