Drugs in Thailand – level 2

06-04-2018 15:00

Over the past week, Thai police have seized more than 1.35 tonnes of drugs. The drugs are worth around 32 million dollars.

On Tuesday, there was a big drug bust, in which drugs worth 29 million dollars were seized. People were trafficking these drugs from northern Thailand to Malaysia.

The drugs included amphetamine pills, marijuana, ketamine, ecstasy and crystal meth. Police arrested eleven people in connection to the bust.

Difficult words: seize (take something forcefully, when the police takes something illegal), bust (taking something illegal and arresting the criminals), traffic (trade or move something illegal).

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