Kenyan Woman Implicated in African Drug Trafficking Ring

Published : July 13, 2010 :: 10:07:20 [ 2,542 views ]

Kenyan Woman Implicated in African Drug Trafficking Ring

A Kenyan woman has been arrested at Bangkok’s Suvarnabhumi International Airport on Monday. The woman arriving on a flight from Ethiopia was arrested with over 2kg of crystal methamphetamine concealed in her luggage.

Bangkok, the 12^th of July 2010: Customs officials yesterday apprehended a Kenyan national, Miss Barbra Wabui, at Thailand’s main airport attempting to smuggle approximately 2.7kg of crystal methamphetamine (Ya-Ice) into the Kingdom.

Miss Wabui was arrested after regular baggage checks uncovered the presence of a suspicious substance. Resultant searches revealed a concealment of the class-1 restricted substance Ya-Ice and an amount of Bt50,000 in cash.

Under interrogation, Miss Wabui revealed that she had been instructed by an African drug dealer to transport the narcotics from the West African nation of Mali. She stated that the intended destination of the consignment was the Cambodian capital of Phnom Penh.

Initially Miss Wabui did not reveal how much she was to be paid for her efforts however; it is suspected that the large sum of money found in her luggage may have been a payment or part payment for the deal. The estimated street value of the illicit drugs comes to Bt7.6 million.

Although unconfirmed, investigations by Thailand’s Narcotics Suppression Bureau speculate that Miss Wabui may be part of a known African trans-national smuggling network. Miss Wabui has subsequently been charged with possessing of a class-1 restricted drug and smuggling of narcotics into the Kingdom of Thailand.

Comments

tonyromera

said :

thank christ she wasnot arrested in the uk . 5 years in the slammer and then lurks and perks for the rest of her life . uk now has the highest number of convicted people who do jail and then become citizens. its a joke but not funny ha ha .

Email : tonyromera@yahoo.com.au Date : 2010-08-08 09:38:28

the thai kid

said :

long way to smuggle ya-ice... drug traffickers deserve to be locked up for the crimes they committ on socirty and people......i have seen the evil that ya -ice......i have friends whos became ya-ice addicts.....very sad .thank goodness and the buddha the THAI GOVERNMENT catches these drug couriers ...2.2 kilos is alot of illegal drugs to be smuggled into the thai kingdom.....im sure she will like her new home in the MONKEY HOUSE (prison) for the next 5 years .....

Email : decastroharry@yahoo.com Date : 2010-07-14 10:25:29