Thai & Iranian Busted in Drug Cases Totalling Bt65 million

Published : October 17, 2010 :: 11:10:44 [ 3,647 views ]

An Iranian national has been arrested in Bangkok attempting to smuggle approximately 1.5kg of crystal methamphetamine into the Kingdom, while three Thai men have been detained in Bangkok in possession of some 200,000 methamphetamine tablets.

Bangkok, the 15^th of October 2010: The Iranian man, Mr. Jozvefazeli Hamidreza, was apprehended at Bangkok’s Suvarnabhumi International Airport after a mandatory inspection of his luggage uncovered a concealment of crystal methamphetamine (commonly referred to as Ya-Ice) was uncovered.

The illicit narcotic was found concealed, in its liquid form, inside three ordinary shampoo bottles stored in the mans luggage. Initial reports estimate that the drugs would equate to approximately 1.5kg of saleable Ya-Ice, with a street value of Bt5.4 million.

According to authorities, Mr. Hamidreza flew into the kingdom on a Qatar Airways flights from Tehran, Iran via Doha City in Qatar. He has since been transferred into the custody of the Narcotics Suppression Bureau for further investigation.

Meanwhile, authorities operating in Bangkok arrested three Thai men from the nation’s north in possession of some 200,000 tablets of methamphetamine (commonly known as Ya-Ba).

The trio were arrested by Narcotics Suppression Bureau officers as they were in the process of delivering the illicit drugs to a buyer. The pills were concealed inside fruit boxes. Along with the consignment of drugs, officers also seized 7 mobile phones, six black bin liners and two ATM cards from the offenders.

According to a police statement, the offenders stated that they were hired by a transnational drug syndicate in Chiang Mai to smuggle the drugs for one baht per pill down to Bangkok.

Apprehended in the Talaad Thai fresh fruit and vegetable market in Bangkok, officers believe that the drugs, valued at approximately Bt60 million, were intended for resale on the streets of Bangkok and surrounding provinces.

Comments

Samantha

said :

No shit Tommy, thanks for stating the obvious...you must be an Old English Sex Tourist....or simply an American.

Email : sweetthing@gmail.com Date : 2010-10-18 10:39:39

Ripper

said :

Tommy-

Is English your mother tongue?

Email : rip@hotmail.com Date : 2010-10-18 10:30:25

tommy

said :

With the huge amounts of Iranians trying to smuggle so much drugs into Thailand, i guess there military are trying to build up nice big reserves of money...
What would worry me more than anything else in this particular case, is that somebody in Qatari customs/Iranian customs, has allowed this guy through!...Whats's going to get through next time? Heroine or worse guns!
Whoever was on customs/bag checking duty on that day needs to be replaced quick sharp!

Email : mrwhippy@hotmail.com Date : 2010-10-17 19:07:38

TJ Hooker

said :

why not just put a separate landing strip for all planes w/ persians on them at klong prem ?

Email : laben18@yahoo.com Date : 2010-10-17 16:57:21

Blade

said :

It was sarcasm....

Thats why I use paragraphs. So you can read between the lines.

Maybe there should be a line for people who just don't "get it"?

Email : blade@hotmail.com Date : 2010-10-17 13:57:13

Breaker

said :

American Police KNOW profiling works.
Liberal Pussies chastise anyone who uses the term for being "insensitive".
Police do it anyway they just don't use the terminology.

Email : g-unit@gmail.com Date : 2010-10-17 13:30:33

Blade

said :

And American police say "profiling" doesn't work!

Customs should have a line just for Iranians.

After inspection, the exit door could just lead right into the new Suvarnabhum "Yabba Dabba Do Prison".

Don't pass go, don't collect $200, and don't pick up the soap.

Email : blade@hotmail.com Date : 2010-10-17 13:08:37

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