Bangkok Post
Heroin carried by Thai air hostess traced to Myanmar
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Police tracing the heroin carried to Australia by a Thai Airways air hostess believe it was produced in Myanmar and smuggled into northern Thailand through Laos.
Key facts
- Pol Maj Gen Somboon Thiankhao, deputy chief of the Narcotics Suppression Bureau (NSB), said on Sunday the heroin smuggled by the 26-year-old woman, identified only as Ms Mina, was produced by a syndicate in Myanmar
- Police tracing the heroin carried to Australia by a Thai Airways air hostess believe it was produced in Myanmar and smuggled into northern Thailand through Laos.
- Uthai Khanapiwat has admitted delivering the parcel containing the elephant tote bags with the concealed heroin to Ms Mina at her condominium in Bang Na district on June 22
- He told police he picked up that and other parcels in Chiang Kham on June 20.
Summary
Pol Maj Gen Somboon Thiankhao, deputy chief of the Narcotics Suppression Bureau (NSB), said on Sunday the heroin smuggled by the 26-year-old woman, identified only as Ms Mina, was produced by a syndicate in Myanmar. It entered Thailand through Chiang Kham district in northern Phayao province, which borders Laos.
Chiang Kham has been under close watch as it is seen as a transit point for illicit drugs, he said. The drugs entered Thailand through northern Laos instead of directly from Myanmar to avoid the strict Thai border inspection.