Officials admit what they thought was 11.5 tonnes of drugs is most likely trisodium phosphate, a food additive and cleaning agent Thai authorities have admitted that an 11.5-tonne drug bust may contain an innocent chemical used as a food additive or cleaning agent - and not ketamine, as they believed. Thailand's anti-narcotics bureau had hailed the seizure of what they said was nearly a billion dollars' worth of ketamine - an anaesthetic that can also be used as a party drug.
Officials admit what they thought was 11.5 tonnes of drugs is most likely trisodium phosphate, a food additive and cleaning agent Thai authorities have admitted that an 11.5-tonne drug bust may contain an innocent chemical used as a food additive or cleaning agent - and not ketamine, as they believed. Thailand's anti-narcotics bureau had hailed the seizure of what they said was nearly a billion dollars' worth of ketamine - an anaesthetic that can also be used as a party drug.
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