Thai authorities found hundreds of thousands of dollars worth of cocaine allegedly smuggled from the United States in a clothing rack, local media reported.
Police Lt. Gen. Panurat Rakboon, director-general of Bangkok’s Drug Enforcement Agency, said at a press conference earlier this month that authorities arrested three Nigerian men after seizing 5,360 grams of cocaine from a U.S.-originated plane. . He arrived in Bangkok, Thai newspaper Khao Sod reported.
The cocaine was estimated to be worth 16 million Thai baht, or about $450,000, according to local reports.
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An eagle-eyed customs officer found cocaine hidden inside a metal clothing rack at a Thai airport. (viral news)
The raid was initially triggered by the Customs Department’s Airport Interdiction Task Force at Bangkok’s Suvarnabhumi Airport on March 7.
The three Nigerian suspects were reportedly waiting to pick up the clothing rack after the package arrived in Thailand and cleared customs. According to photos, the cocaine was hidden inside a metal pipe in a clothing rack.
Customs officers opened the clothes rack and found cocaine. (viral news)
Officials said the suspects were involved in a drug-selling gang and were involved in human trafficking on Bangkok’s Soi Nana Road, the Bangkok Post reported.
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The Narcotics Enforcement Administration recently began cracking down on illegal activities along the roads, the newspaper said.
Thai authorities have arrested three men on suspicion of being involved in drug smuggling. (viral news)
Media reports said the drugs found in the clothes rack were intended to be sold to locals and tourists at nightclubs.
On March 6, the Customs Department’s Airport Interdiction Task Force seized a package containing 5,360 grams of cocaine, worth about $450,000, at Suvarnabhumi Airport. (viral news)
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The identities of the three suspects have not been released. They are in police custody and are said to be connected to at least four other cases involving illegal cocaine and ecstasy pills. The suspects reportedly colluded with West African gangs to bring illegal drugs into Thailand since 2020.
Pedestrians on Khao San Road in Bangkok, Thailand on July 2, 2022. (Andre Malerba/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
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