A man was detained in Songkla on Sept 12 while another was picked up in Satun, two days later to facilitate investigations.
Provincial Police Region 9 Acting Chief, Lt Gen Ronnasil Phusara said the police found 589 kg at a rented house in Chana, Songkla and another 697 kg of the drug in Satun.
“The men told police the ganja was destined for Malaysia,” he told Bernama when contacted today.
He said the ganja which originated from neighbouring Laos, was smuggled into Thailand and transported to the southern provinces.
According to Ronnasil, the man nabbed in Satun claimed he was paid 10,000 Baht (RM1,250) by a Thai man to take the drugs and drop it at a certain location but the plan failed as he was arrested by the police.