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Public Health Ministry incinerates 29.33 tonnes of seized drugs

Public Health Ministry incinerates 29.33 tonnes of seized drugs

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The Public Health Ministry has incinerated 29.33 tonnes of seized narcotics worth 9.967 billion baht. The drugs, including methamphetamine, crystal meth, ketamine, and heroin, were destroyed at 1,200°C in a hazardous waste incinerator in Samut Prakan.

The Public Health Ministry on Monday incinerated 29.33 tonnes of narcotics worth 9.967 billion baht, seized in 59,789 cases nationwide.

Public Health Minister Somsak Thepsutin presided over the ceremony, held at the Food and Drug Administration’s One Stop Service Centre in Nonthaburi, before transporting the drugs for incineration at Akkhie Prakarn Co Ltd in Samut Prakan.

The drugs were burned inside the company’s hazardous waste incinerator at a temperature of 1,200 degrees Celsius.The incineration process was expected to take approximately 36 to 38 hours.

The drugs destroyed included 22.596 tonnes of methamphetamine pills, along with quantities of crystal meth, ketamine, and heroin.

The Public Health Ministry has previously conducted 58 drug incineration operations.

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