PUBLISHED: 7 Perhaps 2025 at 13: 53
At the Suvarnabhumi aircraft, two Brazilians have been detained, and about 22 million baht of heroin has been seized.
According to Phanthong Loykulnanta, a spokesman for the Customs Department, investigators from the Airport Interdiction Task Force ( AITF), the Office of Narcotics Control Board, and the Narcotics Suppression Bureau were involved in the investigation and arrests.
A 26-year-old person and a 27-year-old man were among the two people on a list of suspected smugglers trying to enter Thailand illegally. Their names were never made public.
Thailand was the location of the couple’s flight, leaving from Salvador International Airport in Brazil, before arriving at Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport in France.
Customs officers and cocaine reduction officers asked them to seek their luggage when they arrived at Suvarnabhumi airports on Monday, according to Mr. Phanthong.
In their two backpacks, an X-ray revealed dubious goods in their X-rays. When opened for evaluation. Both carriers contained the suspect items that had been found to be covered in black carbon paper.
Full cocaine weighing 7 400 micrograms was contained inside the clear plastic cardboard boxes. According to the official, the drugs had a street value of 22.2 million ringgit.  ,
In contravention of the Narcotics Code, the Customs Act, and relevant laws, the two offenders were charged with contraband and unlawful possession of type 2 cocaine.
According to Mr. Phanthong, the Customs Department seized 800.67 million baht of illegal drugs in 140 cases between October 1 last year and May 6 this time.
After cocaine was discovered hidden in their suitcases at Suvarnahumi aircraft, a Portuguese woman, 26, and a Portuguese man, 27, are detained and charged. Their faces were reportedly blurred by officials. ( Photo: Customs Department )