Thai man arrested after 75 kilos of heroin found in engine parts for export

[webfact]

Thai man arrested after 75 kilos of heroin found in engine parts for export

 

Picture: INN

 

Thailand's drug suppression police became suspicious after they discovered that engine parts were being delivered to Taiwan, a country where such items are made. 

 

An export company operating out of Ratchadapisek Soi 16 in the Bangkok Yai area came under suspicion.

 

When a man called Kriangkrai drove a Nissan Navarro to a parcel delivery company he was stopped and his cargo was searched.

 

Inside various engine parts were 200 bags of heroin weighing 75 kilos. 

 

Kriangkrai, from Nakhon Sawan, said that he had been hired over the last two months to send parts abroad six times for which he claimed he received 10,000 baht a time. 

 

He denied any knowledge of the drugs. 

 

Picture: INN

 

He has been charged with exporting a Class 1 drug (heroin) and having it in his possession with intent to distribute. 

 

Police said that drug smugglers were coming up with ever ingenious ways to avoid detection. 

 

Examples recently included stashing the drugs in fitness equipment and talcum powder canisters. 

 

The drug suppression force are looking into the source of the drugs in this case as the investigation widens. 

 

Source: INN

 

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[ezzra]

Silly man, should have hide it in crates of ice and shipped to Alaska or Antarctica...

[bluesofa]

5 minutes ago, ezzra said:

Silly man, should have hide it in crates of ice and shipped to Alaska or Antarctica...

I was thinking just the same, except the English phrase 'sending coals to Newcastle', with the same meaning.

 

58 minutes ago, webfact said:

Thailand's drug suppression police became suspicious after they discovered that engine parts were being delivered to Taiwan, a country where such items are made. 

I wonder if it occurred to the police the parts could have been specially modified for a niche market? Or maybe they received intelligence from Taiwanese police/customs?

[4MyEgo]

75kg, OMG, so long sucker !

[Susco]

1 hour ago, webfact said:

Picture: INN

 

Do airplanes these days have manual gearboxes?

[KhunKenAP]

Must be Fake News, police not pointing and smiling for the camera. No poster board either.

[2 is 1]

They share the gloves. Bangkok police had one pair! Other police want show he actualy investigate something!

[ChrisY1]

4 hours ago, KhunKenAP said:

Must be Fake News, police not pointing and smiling for the camera. No poster board either.

They do look rather down....must be their own stuff!

[PETERTHEEATER]

6 hours ago, webfact said:

He has been charged with exporting a Class 1 drug (heroin)

 Quite right too! This was for home consumption with the proceeds to be shared......No wonder the police generals look glum. An own goal. If it really is heroin 75kg Street value just be serious money.

Who's  in charge of the evidence cage?

[wombat]

strikes me as being a strange country to send heroin to for profit 

[hotchilli]

3 hours ago, PETERTHEEATER said:

If it really is heroin 75kg Street value just be serious money.

Who's  in charge of the evidence cage?

Probably 5 kg heroin and 70 kg baby powder.

[digger70]

On 8/21/2020 at 8:30 AM, webfact said:

Thai man arrested after 75 kilos of heroin found in engine parts for export

That will buy him a few yrs Free board in a Government hotel.  ????

[Eindhoven]

I opened this article expecting to read that the Deputy Minister of the Agriculture and Cooperatives Ministry of Thailand had been arrested.

[sammieuk1]

This will carry a 2 million year jail sentence and a 100 trillion baht fine if he confesses and a lot longer if he doesn't ????