At 12pm today, police arrested two Lat Krabang residents for growing kratom trees in their backyard.
Police said that they found five kratom trees within property owned by Armnaj Hengmui, a 52-year-old farmer, and another 10 plants in property owned by Boonrod Somboon. The two cases were separate.
According to Dailynews, Armnaj and Boonrod are being detained at a police station for interrogation. Kratom leaf is the main ingredient in the local, cheap narcotic drink 4×100, consumption of which is illegal in the Kingdom.
