American Woman Arrested with 4kg of Ice at Phuket Airport Bound for Singapore

[Harrisfan]

3 minutes ago, xylophone said:

Or Donald Trump!!

Trump is smart.

[twizzian]

Regardless of how old she is, please give her the maximum at her trial

[CK1980]

1 hour ago, hereforgood said:

Dumb as a box of rocks

or a bag of ice?

[renaissanc]

She will die in a Thai prison. 4 kgs? Maybe she'll get the death sentence even.

[Tropicalevo]

3 hours ago, khunjeff said:

 

 

 

The odds that an elderly American woman would be "flagged" as a possible drug smuggler are very low - it seems much more likely that someone informed on her. (In the old days, it was common for the gang arranging the smuggling to send 3-4 people at once, and rat out one of them to make it easier for the others to get through.)

 

From the Bangkok Post

 

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Sakhu police chief Pol Col Salan Santisasanakul said police had received a tip-off that a departing passenger would be attempting to smuggle drugs through the airport.

 

[Ralf001]

Shoulda let her board and let the Singaporeans pick her up.... 20 lashes of the cane then death!

[Harrisfan]

3 minutes ago, Ralf001 said:

Shoulda let her board and let the Singaporeans pick her up.... 20 lashes of the cane then death!

Why you guys hate an old gal so much?

[Ralf001]

4 minutes ago, Harrisfan said:

Why you guys hate an old gal so much?

 

You mean the drug trafficker carrying 4kg of ice ?

[khunjeff]

2 hours ago, NanLaew said:

So they don't do this anymore?

 

That was in the bad old days of large-scale heroin smuggling out of Thailand, when the US, UK, and other western countries had hundreds of their citizens behind bars here who had been caught acting as mules. That business model all but disappeared decades ago, as meth became the drug of choice and could be manufactured just about anywhere. We hardly see reports of airport drug arrests these days, whereas back in the 90s they were a daily occurrence.

[oslooskar]

6 minutes ago, Ralf001 said:

 

You mean the drug trafficker carrying 4kg of ice ?

We don't even know at this point in time if she knew she was carrying those drugs. So, why not get all the facts first before jumping to conclusions?

[Harrisfan]

24 minutes ago, Ralf001 said:

 

You mean the drug trafficker carrying 4kg of ice ?

Old lady poor. Drugs should be legal.

[Cienfuegos]

4 hours ago, BKKBike09 said:

Veteran AN members may recall the feckless Karen Smith and Patricia Cahill who got caught at Don Muang in the early 90s with 20+ kg of heroin in their baggage. Their bags were so overweight they were denied boarding the first time around (I think not enough cash to pay for excess baggage) so came back the next day ...

What happened to them...?

[Ralf001]

8 minutes ago, Cienfuegos said:

What happened to them...?

 

They did about 4yrs in jail then got a pardon and deported home.