About 3.5 tonnes of marijuana seized in Thailand

Thailand's biggest-ever haul of marijuana, weighing 3.45 tonnes, has been seized in the country's Saraburi province, police said.

Thailand's biggest-ever haul of marijuana, weighing 3.45 tonnes, has been seized in the country's Saraburi province, police said.

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According to police spokesperson, the drugs were packaged in boxes labeled with a British address as destination. A man named -- Nipon "Yap" Mopad -- has been arrested for possessing the drugs, Xinhua reported.

The man confessed having been paid 100,000 baht ($3,300) for delivering the drugs at Bangkok Port, from where they were to be sent to an overseas destination, said Saraburi police chief Major-General Chalit Preechaharn.