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New curbs for airline crew: CAAT
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The Civil Aviation Authority of Thailand (CAAT) has announced new regulations aimed at tightening control over airline crew members' handling of personal items, prohibiting them from accepting or transporting goods for others.
Key facts
- The Civil Aviation Authority of Thailand (CAAT) has announced new regulations aimed at tightening control over airline crew members' handling of personal items, prohibiting them from accepting or transporting goods for others.
- CAAT director-general ACM Manat Chavanaprayoon said on Saturday the move follows resolutions from the national narcotics suppression committee meeting on July 3.
- Authorities are preparing additional charges under Thai law on participation in transnational organised crime, which carries penalties of four to 15 years' imprisonment, fines of 80,000 to 300,000 baht or both.
- Meanwhile, Areepak Ngernbamroong, deputy secretary-general of the ONCB, said officers were coordinating with police to expand the investigation after the arrest of Uthai Khanaphiwat, 47, who allegedly delivered a parcel containing heroin
Summary
The move follows the arrest of a Thai Airways International flight attendant, identified only as Mina, on June 25 at Melbourne Airport in Australia, where authorities discovered more than 1 kilogramme of heroin (valued at 11.5 million baht) in her tote bags.
The directive requires all Air Operator Certificate holders to implement crew baggage control measures.