PUBLISHED: 19 May 2025 at 20: 15
An Asian man was detained at Suvarnabhumi aircraft next to his Melbourne-bound plane with bags containing 22 kilogrammes of crystal methamphetamine, or “ice,” in addition to the luggage.
On Sunday night, Thai Airways International trip TG461 was stopped next to Tran Huybao Khang, 28, according to Kittipong Kittikachorn, the aircraft general manager of Suvarnabhumi.
When authorities arrested him, they brought him to open two sacks he thought might have been filled with cocaine.
The two bags were immediately transported to a cargo examination room, where officials manually examine suspicious bags, according to Mr. Kittipong. After discovering unusual people inside both bags, the program chose which one to use.
According to Panthong Loikulnant, a Customs Department advisor, the suspect was good hired to bring the medication for a narcotics gang waiting at the flight’s destination. He stated that authorities do look for the cause of the cocaine.
According to authorities, the seized “ice” was valued at 6.6 million ringgit on the Thai business. Its value was reach 23 million baht if it were to arrive in Melbourne.