Thailand begins six-day disposal of seized drugs weighing 93,092 kilograms with packaging

Key summary

Thailand’s Ministry of Public Health announced the start of its 63rd seized-drug disposal operation on October 27, 2026, at an industrial-waste incineration facility in Bang Pu, Samut Prakan. The material comes from 48,320 cases and weighs 93,092 kilograms including packaging; the drugs themselves weigh 74,460 kilograms. Burning is scheduled to continue for six days, from October 27 through November 1, with checks every three hours.

The announced quantities include more than 48,172 kilograms of methamphetamine tablets (yaba), more than 20,934 kilograms of crystal methamphetamine (ice), more than 2,683 kilograms of ketamine, more than 1,700 kilograms of sibutramine and more than 635 kilograms of heroin.

An adviser to the Minister of Public Health chaired the event, with the Secretary-General of Thailand’s Food and Drug Administration and representatives of partner agencies attending as witnesses. Participants included the Ministry of Interior, police, armed forces, narcotics-control authorities, prosecutors, customs, public-relations officials and the Ministry of Industry’s Department of Industrial Works. The Thai FDA says the hazardous-waste incinerator uses natural gas and pollution-control systems. It describes a rotary kiln operating above 850 degrees Celsius and a secondary combustion chamber above 1,200 degrees Celsius, designed to destroy more than 99.99% of hazardous organic compounds.