News Forum - 4.6 million speed pills found on som tam vendor turned smuggler

[Thaiger]

If you like your spicy papaya salad with a little extra kick, a som tam vendor in Nakhon Phanom was arrested today with 4.6 million speed pills. The woman was apprehended when border patrol police in Tambon Saenphan searched her pickup truck and discovered 10 big fertiliser bags holding 4,622,000 speed pills. The woman told police she earned her money making and selling som tam and supplemented her income doing day labour. But her side hustle transporting illicit drugs was far more profitable. She was working to provide for her 14 year old and 3 year old sons after her […]

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[DoUKnowWhoIAm]

".... after her husband was locked up with an 8-year prison sentence for a drug conviction."

 

Poor kids.

[Stardust]

1 hour ago, Thaiger said:

If you like your spicy papaya salad with a little extra kick, a som tam vendor in Nakhon Phanom was arrested today with 4.6 million speed pills. The woman was apprehended when border patrol police in Tambon Saenphan searched her pickup truck and discovered 10 big fertiliser bags holding 4,622,000 speed pills. The woman told police she earned her money making and selling som tam and supplemented her income doing day labour. But her side hustle transporting illicit drugs was far more profitable. She was working to provide for her 14 year old and 3 year old sons after her […]

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I guess she forgot to pay the comission and fees.

[DiggR]

2 hours ago, DoUKnowWhoIAm said:

".... after her husband was locked up with an 8-year prison sentence for a drug conviction."

Poor kids.

Had the same thought and concern now that both parents are gone. Hopefully there is extended family to take them in.

[PapayaBokBok]

Dang!  Guess I need to find a new Papaya Bok Bok vendor--That salad had a certain KICK! Zab zab!!! 5555

[BJoe]

She did what she needed to do to provide for her family. I admire that. Better than useless politicians getting paid to sit back on their assets and accomplishing nada,  nothing.

[bushav8r]

A som tum   vendor doesn't have the resources or  connections  to simply claim  they were selling flour and get away with it.