Man caught for trying to serve kratom tea at police station

Koder Buso, 26, of Songkhla's Saba Yoi district shows kratom tea from the soy milk carton he brought to the Saba Yoi police station on Friday. (Photo by Assawin Pakkawan)

SONGKHLA: A 26-year-old man was arrested after police caught him trying to serve kratom tea hidden in a soy milk carton to his relative who had earlier been apprehended for kratom abuse.

Koder Buso, the native of tambon Thung Phor in Sabai Yoi district, arrived at the Saba Yoi police station on Friday to visit his relative. He brought along snacks and a 500cc Lactasoy milk carton for his relative Kariya Tohad who had been detained there for another kratom case.

When Mr Koder approached a non-commissioned policeman on duty to seek the visit, the policeman carefully checked the food and the carton to prevent any illicit supply, especially narcotics.

The policeman opened the soy milk carton and saw murky tea-like juice inside, not anything like the soy milk of the brand.

When the juice was poured out of the box, it clearly was kratom tea weighing about 500 grammes. Police arrested Mr Koder right away. He was charged with illegal possession of boiled kratom tea.

Mr Koder told police that Mr Kariya's elder brother had asked him to bring the snacks and milk to Mr Kariya and he had not known that the milk carton contained krathom tea. Police did not believe him.