Nigerian Arrested at Suvarnabhumi Airport in Bangkok With 69 Cocaine Pellets in His Stomach

Baggage Claim at Suvarnabhumi Airport, Bangkok
Baggage Claim at Suvarnabhumi Airport in Bangkok. Photo: David McKelvey / flickr. CC BY 2.0.

In an operation led by Customs officers collaborating with the Airport Interdiction Task Force (AITF), a Nigerian national was apprehended at Suvarnabhumi Airport in Bangkok [Read More…]

Thai Authorities Seize 5.36kg of Cocaine, Unveil Transnational Crime Network Involving West African Suspects

Nigerians in Bangkok, Thailand
Nigerians in Bangkok, Thailand. Image: Wikimedia Commons.

On March 11th, 2024, Pol. Lt. Gen. Panurat Lakboon, the Secretary-General of the Office of the Thai Narcotics Control Board (ONCB), and relevant agencies held [Read More…]

Australia-bound heroin worth B21m seized at Suvarnabhumi Airport

Transparent Thailand Post mailbox at Suvarnabhumi Airport, Bangkok
Transparent Thailand Post mailbox at Suvarnabhumi International Airport in Bangkok. Photo: Mattes.

About 21 million baht worth of heroin has been seized from two Australia-bound parcels of moisturising cream tubes at the Suvarnabhumi airport mail centre. Chinese [Read More…]

Chinese National Arrested for Smuggling 3 kilos of Heroin at Suvarnabhumi Airport

Luggage screening at Suvarnabhumi Airport (VTBS)
Luggage screening at Suvarnabhumi Airport (VTBS). Photo: Mattes.

On February 27th, 2024, Pol. Lt. Gen. Panurat Lakboon, the Secretary-General of the Office of the Thai Narcotics Control Board (ONCB), publicly revealed after the [Read More…]