webfact Posted April 25, 2023 Share Posted April 25, 2023 by leah An elderly Swedish man who was arrested at an airport in Zimbabwe with 3 kilogrammes of heroin bound for Thailand earlier this month appeared in court yesterday. On April 8, detectives from Zimbabwe’s CID Drugs and Narcotics Harare received information that 71 year old Hans Arne Ingemar Pettersson was in possession of drugs that he intended to smuggle to Thailand on a Qatar Airways flight. Detectives headed to Robert Gabriel Mugabe International Airport in Harare where they found Pettersson in the departures hall. They identified him by his clothes and passport. Pettersson was pushing a trolley carrying two bags, a pink one and a black one. Officials searched the bags to find brown powder – suspected to be dangerous drugs – inside a plastic bag stashed in a secret compartment inside the pink bag. The plastic bag was tested and found to contain 3 kilogrammes of heroin with a street value of US$3.4 million (117 million baht) in Zimbabwe. Pettersson was arrested and detained under charges of unlawful dealing in dangerous drugs. He was remanded in custody and asked to request bail from the High Court, which was rejected. Full story: https://thethaiger.com/hot-news/crime/elderly-swedish-man-attempts-to-smuggle-3kg-of-heroin-into-thailand -- © Copyright Thaiger 2023-04-25 - Cigna offers a range of visa-compliant plans that meet the minimum requirement of medical treatment, including COVID-19, up to THB 3m. For more information on all expat health insurance plans click here. The most versatile and flexible rental investment and holiday home solution in Thailand - click for more information. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post roo860 Posted April 25, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted April 25, 2023 Was it Gottfrid? Been missing a while. 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post hotchilli Posted April 25, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted April 25, 2023 Should have gone with the Swiss chocolate gifts. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NickyLouie Posted April 25, 2023 Share Posted April 25, 2023 #4 premium better Peter Pink Pepper should have bought local Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sigma6 Posted April 25, 2023 Share Posted April 25, 2023 So, the dealer ratted him out? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Burma Bill Posted April 25, 2023 Share Posted April 25, 2023 5 hours ago, webfact said: that 71 year old .................................. was in possession of drugs I wonder what his life expectancy will now be once banged up in a Harare prison? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post richard_smith237 Posted April 25, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted April 25, 2023 5 hours ago, roo860 said: Was it Gottfrid? Been missing a while. It’s always those Swedes !!! ???? 1 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chomper Higgot Posted April 25, 2023 Share Posted April 25, 2023 That’s his care in old age sorted. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darksidedude Posted April 25, 2023 Share Posted April 25, 2023 May have been on his bucket list Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Keeps Posted April 25, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted April 25, 2023 6 hours ago, roo860 said: Was it Gottfrid? Been missing a while. If it was his defence would be that some drunken Brit must have planted it there. 1 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post ukrules Posted April 25, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted April 25, 2023 (edited) Is this the usual route to smuggle Heroin into Thailand? I would thought it more likely to come straight into Thailand from that whole 'golden triangle' area / Myanmar. How and why was this guy there with this pakage? Edited April 25, 2023 by ukrules 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarkyM3 Posted April 25, 2023 Share Posted April 25, 2023 What an absolute fool, especially at his age. His only hope will be to wangle a prisoner exchange to go back home and a cushy Swedish prison. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tug Posted April 25, 2023 Share Posted April 25, 2023 Not a good retirement plan strategy imo idiot 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Dome Posted April 26, 2023 Share Posted April 26, 2023 Wow, looks like he didn't mind having a very "structured" & rent + food free kind of retirement. ???? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post bristolgeoff Posted April 26, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted April 26, 2023 I can understand trying to take it out of thailand,but bringing it in that is rather silly 2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post AnnaBanana Posted April 27, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted April 27, 2023 The old fool... he needs a check-up from the neck up. "Carrying coals to Newcastle" comes to mind. 1 2 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stargeezr Posted April 27, 2023 Share Posted April 27, 2023 Senior Swiss spends last of his days in Thailand Jail. Is that how the head line should read? Maybe he will spend some time in Thailand, then the rest back in his home country. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nglodnig Posted April 29, 2023 Share Posted April 29, 2023 On 4/27/2023 at 5:12 AM, Stargeezr said: Senior Swiss spends last of his days A common mistake: Sweden = Switzerland. Well they both start with "SW" have lots of snow and were (until recently) neutral. Obviously same country. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dingdongrb Posted April 29, 2023 Share Posted April 29, 2023 On 4/27/2023 at 10:12 AM, Stargeezr said: Senior Swiss spends last of his days in Thailand Jail. Is that how the head line should read? Maybe he will spend some time in Thailand, then the rest back in his home country. Why would he go to a Thai jail/prison, he was caught in Zimbabwe. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
still kicking Posted April 29, 2023 Share Posted April 29, 2023 I just don't understand why people still try to smuggle anything these days including drugs. Every airport has X-rays and sniffer dogs. You will not get away with it (well some might do) But even not declaring food brought in from home countries is dangerous as well. So, what do those people think? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jak2002003 Posted April 29, 2023 Share Posted April 29, 2023 1 hour ago, still kicking said: I just don't understand why people still try to smuggle anything these days including drugs. Every airport has X-rays and sniffer dogs. You will not get away with it (well some might do) But even not declaring food brought in from home countries is dangerous as well. So, what do those people think? They decide to take a gamble.. To them the financial reward is worth the risk. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
still kicking Posted April 29, 2023 Share Posted April 29, 2023 2 minutes ago, jak2002003 said: They decide to take a gamble.. To them the financial reward is worth the risk. They are dumb. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bendejo Posted April 29, 2023 Share Posted April 29, 2023 Bringing heroin to Thailand? I don't understand this. Makes as much sense as bringing pineapples to Hawaii. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ozimoron Posted April 29, 2023 Share Posted April 29, 2023 14 minutes ago, bendejo said: Bringing heroin to Thailand? I don't understand this. Makes as much sense as bringing pineapples to Hawaii. Maybe it's his personal stash and he's got one helluva habit. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vandeventer Posted April 29, 2023 Share Posted April 29, 2023 Money the root of all evil. At 71 why would he want to give so much pain to others? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jak2002003 Posted April 30, 2023 Share Posted April 30, 2023 2 hours ago, vandeventer said: Money the root of all evil. At 71 why would he want to give so much pain to others? I don't think they are concerned about others or what they do. They are just thinking about the money. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevenl Posted April 30, 2023 Share Posted April 30, 2023 Sad state of affairs that he resorted to this. Some of the posts are telling as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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