Thai Authorities Seize Record Haul of Meth Tablets Near Border With Myanmar

FILE - Jeremy Douglas, Southeast Asia regional representative for the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, is shown in a 2014 file photo. He said in terms of Asia meth drug busts, a recent Thailand seizure was second only to one of more than 55 million meth tablets in Laos.

Thai authorities said they have seized 50 million methamphetamine tablets near the country's border with Myanmar - a record haul of meth pills for Thailand and the second-largest in Asia.