Sweet Opal suspected as drug.

 By Chatwadee Siri-anan,The Winchester.
 March 14, 2012

BANGKOK, Thailand – According to strange symptoms like drug addiction of primary school students in four major provinces of Thailand after three weeks eating Sweet Opal, the candy was suspected as drug.


The police chief Pol.Gen. Phrewphan Damaphong declared on Tuesday, March 13 at 1 p.m. that primary school students in four major provinces of Thailand: Chiangmai, Nakhonratchasima, Songkhla, and Bangkok were reported as behaving like drug addiction after they consumed candies Sweet Opal for three weeks.


“I was reported that primary school students from four major provinces had strange symptoms after three weeks eating Sweet Opal. Their main symptoms are moody, aggressive, and sometimes they could not control themselves. Their parents told me that the children consume very much Sweet Opal each day and do not want to eat main foods,” said the police chief.

One of students’ mothers told The Winchester that she was very worried about her son who addicted Sweet Opal. She said, “ I am very worried about my son because he addicted Sweet Opal. He spent much money to buy it. I don’t know why he is always aggressive after eating that sweet.”


Pol.Mej.Gen. Piya Uthayo, police spokesman declared that Sweet Opal was primarily suspected as drug because main symptoms of students who ate it looked like drug addiction.


“ We primarily assume that Sweet Opal is consist of drug which may be Amphetamine or Heroin because most students who ate the candies looked like drug addicts,” said the police spokesman.


Pol.Mej.Gen. Piya also told that Sweet Opal was a new release merchandise owned  by Mr.Suphot Saplorm, a Thai famous business man. It was first sold on February 20, 2012 to attract customers in four major provinces of Thailand and it would be sold around the country on March 16, 2012.


“Sweet Opal is the newest merchandise of Mr.Suphot. He first launched it on February 20 in four major provinces of Thailand to attract children in that big areas first. Then he planned to sell the candies around the country on March 16,” said Pol.Mej.Gen. Piya



 After a report of students’ strange symptoms after three weeks consuming Sweet Opal, the candies are now prohibited to sell, and some are kept for laboratory test.


 At 11 a.m. of Tuesday March 13 police sent a search warrant to search Mr.Suphot’s house in Soi Sukhumvit 101, but police found nothing that could be evidences for drug production.


At the same day, Pol.Lt.Gen.Winai Thongsong, city police chief told The Winchester that now Mr.Suphot disappears from his house, and police cannot contact him.


“After checking Mr.Suphot’s house, we found nothing that could be evidences for drug production. We also found that he has disappeared since Monday night. We tried to contact Mr.Suphot and his family, but we finally could not contact him. However, I believe he still stays in Thailand,” said city police chief.


Pol.Mej.Gen. Piya Uthayo confirmed that secret formula mixing in Sweet Opal will be revealed after two days of laboratory test. “ I confirm Thai people will know the secret formula mixing in Sweet Opal after 2 days of laboratory test ,” said Pol.Mej.Gen.Piya.


Finally, police chief Pol.Gen. Phrewphan Damaphong assures that Mr.Suphot must be arrested and investigated for the secret behind Sweet Opal and he also confirm that he will use the final measure to repress all kinds of drugs in Thailand.


 “ As Thai Police, I assure that we must found Mr. Suphot and investigate him for drugs mixing in Sweet Opal. I confirm we will not stop fighting with drug war in Thailand.”