Bangkok Post
Thousands of 'weight-loss' injector pens in passenger's bags
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A Chinese passenger was caught with nearly 9,000 "weight-loss" injection pens, worth about 5.3 million baht, in his luggage on arrival at Suvarnabhumi airport from Bangladesh.
Key facts
- A Chinese passenger was caught with nearly 9,000 "weight-loss"
- When customs officers searched his two bags they found 8,900 injection pens in plastic packets.
- In Thailand, these pens are rated a specially controlled medication requiring a doctor's prescription and available only from pharmacies, since Sept 15, 2026.
- The seized items were valued at 5,340,000 baht, according to the announcement.
Summary
The man flew into Bangkok on Saturday. When customs officers searched his two bags they found 8,900 injection pens in plastic packets.
He was not named. The Customs Department announced only that a courier had been detained for prosecution. He had travelled from Dhaka, the capital of Bangladesh.