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Thai officials accidentally auction off car loaded with amphetamine
Thailand's anti-drugs authority has apologised after it accidentally auctioned off a car hiding tens of thousands of amphetamine tablets.
A buyer paid 586,000 baht ($19,000; £14,500) for the Honda CR-V car, which was put up for auction this month after being seized in a drugs case last year.
But when it was sent to a garage for alterations, a mechanic discovered 94,000 pills stashed in its bumper.
Officials said they would conduct more thorough searches in future.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-51250345
A buyer paid 586,000 baht ($19,000; £14,500) for the Honda CR-V car, which was put up for auction this month after being seized in a drugs case last year.
But when it was sent to a garage for alterations, a mechanic discovered 94,000 pills stashed in its bumper.
Officials said they would conduct more thorough searches in future.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-51250345
Surprised they didn't get a message to someone to "buy the damn car!"
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