Thai police have apprehended a French individual for attempting to ship cocaine hidden in a toy car to a friend in Cambodia. The drug-laden parcel was discovered by a courier company during routine X-ray checks, prompting them to alert authorities.

 

The Senior police officials, which included the Deputy Commissioner of the Immigration Bureau, revealed the arrest of the 39-year-old French national, known as Maxence. He was arrested under a warrant issued by the Criminal Court in April for allegedly trying to export cocaine, a Category 2 narcotic. This action is seen as drug trafficking and carries a risk of wide public distribution.

 

Maxence was apprehended in a residential area in Bangkok's Suan Luang district. The Narcotics Suppression Bureau initiated the investigation after being tipped off about the suspicious package destined for Cambodia by a courier service worker. The 1kg parcel was sent from a sender named Gregore in Bangkok to a recipient named Jerome in Cambodia's Siem Reap.

 

Upon inspection, investigators found a toy car, a remote, and an empty charger box. Hidden within was a tightly packaged white powder, around 10 grams, that tested positive for cocaine.

 

After seizing the drugs as evidence, investigators traced the parcel back to Maxence, who was residing with a Thai woman in the same area. Police detained him as he was about to leave his house.

 

During questioning, Maxence confessed that he had bought the cocaine from an unknown man he met at a nightclub in Bangkok, admitting that the package and the drugs were his. He also shared that this was his first attempt at delivering it to a friend in Cambodia.

 

He was convinced that the Thai police had intercepted the package but did not anticipate it would lead them back to him as he had used an assumed name. Maxence also claimed that he planned to continue sending small amounts of cocaine to his friend if the initial attempt had been successful. However, after the botched first attempt, he became apprehensive about being apprehended and decided against any further shipments. He stated, "This was my first time sending the package, and I didn’t think the police would track me down."

 

Photo courtesy of The Thaiger

 

-- 2024-05-29

 

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2 hours ago, snoop1130 said:

apprehensive about being apprehended

a lot of alliteration ?

6 minutes ago, mancub said:

a lot of alliteration ?

AI is not very I here.

Luckily he's French, if he were a Brit. comment section is probably on fire.

5 hours ago, snoop1130 said:

The drug-laden parcel was discovered by a courier company during routine X-ray checks, prompting them to alert authorities.

 

not sure i believe this. 

 

5 hours ago, snoop1130 said:

He also shared that this was his first attempt at delivering it to a friend in Cambodia.

 

not sure i believe this either. 

 

5 hours ago, snoop1130 said:

"This was my first time sending the package, and I didn’t think the police would track me down."

 

but of course it was. 

12 hours ago, snoop1130 said:

He was convinced that the Thai police had intercepted the package but did not anticipate it would lead them back to him as he had used an assumed name. Maxence also claimed that he planned to continue sending small amounts of cocaine to his friend if the initial attempt had been successful. However, after the botched first attempt, he became apprehensive about being apprehended and decided against any further shipments. He stated, "This was my first time sending the package, and I didn’t think the police would track me down."

What?

Great headline again....

8 hours ago, Jone500 said:

Luckily he's French, if he were a Brit. comment section is probably on fire.

It would have been lit up if he was a black frenchman !

14 hours ago, snoop1130 said:

Maxence

Max sense? Now no sense or nonsense😂

14 hours ago, snoop1130 said:

This was my first time

...and last time. 👏

lol, I was assuming he was controlling it over the border, passing the immigration officers...

 

next time fly a drone ?

3 hours ago, gravity101 said:

Great headline again....

Agree I thought he 'drove' it over the boarder.  

1 hour ago, john donson said:

lol, I was assuming he was controlling it over the border, passing the immigration officers...

 

next time fly a drone ?

Or depending on what boarder by remote speed boat.

19 hours ago, snoop1130 said:

attempting to ship cocaine hidden in a toy car 

 

Postman Pat by any chance?

 

18 hours ago, mancub said:

20 hours ago, snoop1130 said:

apprehensive about being apprehended

a lot of alliteration ?

No, just one example of alliteration.   

If he used an assumed name to send and did not use identification then did the finger prints on the package eventually lead to him?

"Maxence also claimed that he planned to continue sending small amounts of cocaine to his friend if the initial attempt had been successful."

Very bright statement, jeez. 

French individual attempting to ship cocaine hidden in a toy car 

 

that was so dumb ..  now my brain hurts

A stint in prison for him methinks.

On 5/29/2024 at 10:17 PM, Jone500 said:

Luckily he's French, if he were a Brit. comment section is probably on fire.

 

I'm surprised that nobody has suggested he's from Brittany yet.

Maxence,is that short for maximum sentence?

Great name for him.

 

On 5/30/2024 at 1:49 AM, RichardColeman said:

It would have been lit up if he was a black frenchman !

He may be black

The French were never that smart.