Picture this: a fleet of trucks laden with forbidden cargo winds its way ceremoniously out of Nonthaburi, destined for a fiery finish at Bang Pu Industrial Estate in the vibrant heart of Samut Prakan. A hush falls on the crowd as the ministers of public health and justice render a salute to this mission on the snowy morn of December 25th. The cargo? None other than a mountainous 340 tonnes of contraband drugs set for spectacular destruction.
Now, let me spin you a tale of flames and criminal folly. Like a well-oiled machine working against the clock, 110 tonnes of these illicit substances will courageously meet their fate in the fiery belly of an incinerator over a span of eight days, starting tomorrow. The party doesn’t stop there! Come January 19, an even larger batch, weighing in at a hefty 230 tonnes, will dance with the flames well into February.
As a grandiloquent chapter in Thailand’s formidable “Set Zero” campaign, this incineration gala is not just any event—it’s the grandest narcotics bonfire the nation has ever seen. Our guest stars, ready to disappear in a plume of smoke, include over 156 tonnes of audacious methamphetamine pills, the nefarious crystal meth (also known as ‘ice’), the infamous heroin, along with a cohort of other villainous substances.
Fret not, for the incinerator is no ordinary furnace. It’s a beast set to roar at a scorching 1,800 degrees Celsius, a temperature that promises the complete annihilation of these drugs while whispering sweet nothings to Mother Nature, ensuring the skies stay as clear as the conscience of every law-abiding citizen. And the price tag for this eco-friendly execution of justice? A mere 9 million baht.
But the story doesn’t end here. In a dramatic commitment to keeping the streets clean, drug-burning ceremonies are slated to become the hottest monthly event through the year 2024. These fiery soirees will ensure that narcotics seized by the eagle-eyed police won’t sneak back onto the streets or into the clutches of nefarious beings. Any substance that dares to test positive as a narcotic in police operations will be swiftly sentenced to combustion, without the pesky wait for legal proceedings to wrap up.
Experts predict that each month will witness 100-150 tonnes of seized narcotics bite the dust—a small dent in the universe, perhaps, given that the sly criminal gangs nestled in the infamous lawless borderlands of the Golden Triangle, spanning Myanmar and Laos, seem hell-bent on turning Thailand into a conduit for drugs destined both locally and for foreign shores. Nevertheless, these seized stashes, experts warn, are but a mere glimpse of the vast ocean of the illicit drug trade.
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