Thai police arrested two men they say were plotting to smuggle 147 kilograms of heroin to Australia worth more than A$100 Million over here.  A hail that size is almost unheard of and larger than all of Thailand’s drug busts in 2012, combined.

Aussie Federal Police tipped off their Thai counterparts about the drugs, and a subsequent investigation determined they were wrapped in 420 packets that were to be hidden in frozen seafood containers. The suspects – One Malaysian, one Thai, both in their 40s – used the seafood exporting business as a cover to repackage the narcotics to send along with the seafood products to Australia.

Cops determined that the drugs originated in Myanmar and Thailand was the waypoint, because drug gangs have their own logos, just like corporations or consumer brands.  The symbol of a Tiger in the middle of a Globe means it’s the product of a gang in Myanmar, which is the world’s second biggest producer after Afghanistan of opium, from which heroin is made.

The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime says Thailand’s total drug seizures in 2012 were 127.5 kilos – 20 kilograms less than this single bust.  Total seizures for 2009 and for 2010 were also smaller than this haul.