Sungai Golok narcotics prevention and control centre director Supeeyan Daemokleng said the seizure was carried out after it obtained information about the delivery of drugs through a courier company to the Sungai Golok district, Bernama reported.

“Our team had been monitoring the situation since early yesterday morning to track down the individuals expected to collect the package containing the drugs.

“However, no one showed up. All the drugs were seized and taken to the Sungai Golok police station for further investigation,” he was quoted as saying.

Supeeyan said the drugs are priced at about 30 baht per pill and are believed to be destined for Malaysia via the illegal Sungai Golok route.

The seizure was carried out at about 2pm (3pm in Malaysia) under the directive of Narathiwat provincial governor Trakul Thodham.

Supeeyan said the Thai authorities remain committed to tightening controls to curb drug smuggling into Malaysia, a frequent target of syndicate operations.