200 tonnes of hazardous aluminium byproduct seized in Samut Sakhon

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Authorities seized more than 200 tonnes of suspected aluminium dross stored in a warehouse in Muang district of Samut Sakhon province on Friday.

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200 tonnes of hazardous aluminium byproduct seized in Samut Sakhon

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