Bangkok Post
Innocent until proven ignorant?
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The sadly typical story of a Thai citizen being taken into custody in a foreign country on drug smuggling allegations should be almost too mundane to merit meaningful discussion, yet the national interest in the case involving a Thai Airways flight attendant has raised some points of note, notably what aspects of the story have triggered interest.
Key facts
- The employee of Thailand’s flag carrier was stopped at Melbourne Airport on June 25 and subsequently found with about 1 kilogramme of heroin, estimated to be worth over 11 million baht, concealed in the lining of tote bags among her
- The sadly typical story of a Thai citizen being taken into custody in a foreign country on drug smuggling allegations should be almost too mundane to merit meaningful discussion, yet the national interest in the case involving a Thai
- So far identified only as Meena, the attendant has told authorities she was travelling with the 12 tote bags after being hired to bring them from an unknown sender to an unknown recipient in Australia.
- I believe the Thai Airways flight attendant was tricked and used by criminals because she openly submitted to having the 12 bags inspected,”
Summary
The employee of Thailand’s flag carrier was stopped at Melbourne Airport on June 25 and subsequently found with about 1 kilogramme of heroin, estimated to be worth over 11 million baht, concealed in the lining of tote bags among her luggage.
So far identified only as Meena, the attendant has told authorities she was travelling with the 12 tote bags after being hired to bring them from an unknown sender to an unknown recipient in Australia.