36kg of the drug were found concealed in metal pipes hidden inside ten treadmills that were destined to be flown to Japan, police said, while 140kg of the drug were found in wooden crates in the same warehouse.Thailand is a major trafficking route for crystal meth manufactured in Myanmar's Shan and Kachin states and the meth market has expanded at an alarming rate as drug seizures have surged more than tenfold over the past two years, official statistics show.
The UNODC estimates that the Asia-Pacific methamphetamine trade alone was worth as much as $61.4bn in 2018, up from an estimated $15bn just five years earlier.
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