NAKHON PHANOM: A navy patrol has seized another 854 kilogrammes of compressed marijuana, worth about 10 million baht, found on the bank of the Mekong River in Tha Uthen district.
Also seized were a Toyota pickup truck with Nakhon Ratchasima licence plates and a fishing boat, both abandoned by the fleeing smugglers.
The cache was discovered on the river bank at Ban Yang Nok Hor village Moo 2 in tambon Woen Phrabat and the seizure announced by Nakhon Phanom governor Chathip Rujanaseree and senior navy officers at a media briefing on Wednesdy evening.
They said the marijuana was in 854 packages each weighing about one kilogramme. It was "grade A quality" destined for delivery abroad through the South.
Over the past week, more than 3 tonnes of marijuana have been seized in this northeastern border province.
On Saturday, border patrol police seized 1,320 kilogrammes of compresed marijuna from a van abandoned by a smuggler following a car chase in Tha Uthen district.
