Police find truckload of compressed cannabis hidden in shipment of eucalyptus wood

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They decided to remove some of the wood in one suspicious spot and quickly discovered 20 fertilizer sacks stuffed with about 1,051 kilograms of compressed cannabis. It’s not clear if the would-be smugglers also miscalculated that the minty, pine and honey scent of eucalyptus wood would be enough to cover up the skunk of cannabis. A couple transporting an 18-wheeler full of cannabis near the Malaysia-Thailand border learned the hard way that cargo-loading inconsistencies can attract unwanted attention. And in July, the police busted an illicit cannabis ring allegedly run by five college students. In late summer, it was reported that a Malaysian couple who allegedly made and sold cannabis-infused baked goods could face the death penalty after being found out by police.

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A couple transporting an 18-wheeler full of cannabis near the Malaysia-Thailand border learned the hard way that cargo-loading inconsistencies can attract unwanted attention.

It’s not clear if the would-be smugglers also miscalculated that the minty, pine and honey scent of eucalyptus wood would be enough to cover up the skunk of cannabis.

Following up on a tip that a large shipment of cannabis was to be smuggled by boat from Thailand into Malaysia, police set up watch in a seaside village in Tak Bai late on Dec. 8, according...

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