Crime Brazilian Duo Arrested for Smuggling Cocaine Worth Over 22 Million Baht at Suvarnabhumi

[Georgealbert]

 

Pictures courtesy of Khaosod.

 

Two Brazilian nationals have been arrested at Suvarnabhumi Airport after customs officials discovered over seven kilograms of cocaine concealed in their luggage, with an estimated street value exceeding 22 million baht.

 

The arrests, confirmed by Phanthong Loykulnanta, Advisor on Revenue Development and Administration and spokesperson for the Customs Department, form part of a wider crackdown on drug trafficking spearheaded by Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra. The initiative is supported by Deputy Prime Minister Phichai Chunhavachira and Deputy Finance Minister Julphan Amornvivat.

 

Acting on intelligence gathered by the Customs Department’s Investigation and Suppression Division in collaboration with the Airport Interdiction Task Force (AITF), which includes the Office of the Narcotics Control Board (ONCB) and the Narcotics Suppression Bureau, authorities identified two high-risk passengers en route from Salvador International Airport in Brazil. The pair had transited through Paris Charles de Gaulle and arrived in Bangkok aboard an Air France flight.

 

Customs officials stationed near baggage carousel 18 observed the suspects, a 26-year-old woman and a 27-year-old man, who proceeded through the airport’s green channel in Zone B of the international arrivals area, indicating they had no goods to declare.

 

Officers approached the pair, presented their credentials, and requested to inspect their passports and luggage. An X-ray scan of the suitcases revealed unusual anomalies within the lining and base of both bags. A subsequent manual search uncovered black carbon paper-wrapped packages filled with a white powdery substance inside clear plastic wrapping.

A field test using cobalt thiocyanate reagent confirmed the substance to be cocaine, turning blue upon contact. In total, 7.4 kilograms of cocaine were seized.

 

The suspects have been charged with the illegal importation and possession of a Category 2 narcotic under Thailand’s Narcotic Code. Additional charges under Sections 242 and 252 of the 2017 Customs Act and other relevant legislation are also being pursued.

 

The Customs Department reiterated its commitment to protecting Thai society from the dangers of drug trafficking. Between 1 October 2024 and 6 May 2025, officials have made 140 drug-related arrests, with seizures valued at a total of 800 million baht.

 

 

  Adapted by Asean Now from Khaosod 2025-05-07.

 

 

 

[JoePai]

All a mistake, was for recreational use only    😎

[wombat]

Now that easy weed busts are off the table it's good to read they are catching the mules while the real load goes through is what old mate down the pub was saying 

[hotchilli]

I guess their stay at the notorious Bangkok Hilton will be somewhat different to the one they originally booked.

[neeray]

To do such an act, knowing the outcome if caught, people like this must have "sugar" for brains. They were destined to ruin many other lives, now they have ruined their own. 

[Quentin Zen]

22 million baht split a few ways or lose and hope for a better roll in the next life.   Thanks for playing the game of life.  

[RJRS1301]

5 minutes ago, neeray said:

To do such an act, knowing the outcome if caught, people like this must have "sugar" for brains. They were destined to ruin many other lives, now they have ruined their own. 

Or owe a heck of a lot to the crime bosses, many also are intimidated by threats against loved ones a home

[Robert Smith 2]

Who are the customers?

[Ironmike]

What a waste of a lovely set of knockers she has or we'll you play the game expect to be in the Bangkok Hilton for the rest of your lives bye bye

[Frankie baby]

Just foot soldiers, not worth the effort unless it can lead to the major players. 

[ronster]

So instead of plastering this over the news going look how great we are , why did they not arrest them and then follow where it went to and who collected it next ??? 🙈

[LOONG Leo]

4 hours ago, Georgealbert said:

 

Pictures courtesy of Khaosod.

 

Two Brazilian nationals have been arrested at Suvarnabhumi Airport after customs officials discovered over seven kilograms of cocaine concealed in their luggage, with an estimated street value exceeding 22 million baht.

 

The arrests, confirmed by Phanthong Loykulnanta, Advisor on Revenue Development and Administration and spokesperson for the Customs Department, form part of a wider crackdown on drug trafficking spearheaded by Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra. The initiative is supported by Deputy Prime Minister Phichai Chunhavachira and Deputy Finance Minister Julphan Amornvivat.

 

Acting on intelligence gathered by the Customs Department’s Investigation and Suppression Division in collaboration with the Airport Interdiction Task Force (AITF), which includes the Office of the Narcotics Control Board (ONCB) and the Narcotics Suppression Bureau, authorities identified two high-risk passengers en route from Salvador International Airport in Brazil. The pair had transited through Paris Charles de Gaulle and arrived in Bangkok aboard an Air France flight.

 

Customs officials stationed near baggage carousel 18 observed the suspects, a 26-year-old woman and a 27-year-old man, who proceeded through the airport’s green channel in Zone B of the international arrivals area, indicating they had no goods to declare.

 

Officers approached the pair, presented their credentials, and requested to inspect their passports and luggage. An X-ray scan of the suitcases revealed unusual anomalies within the lining and base of both bags. A subsequent manual search uncovered black carbon paper-wrapped packages filled with a white powdery substance inside clear plastic wrapping.

A field test using cobalt thiocyanate reagent confirmed the substance to be cocaine, turning blue upon contact. In total, 7.4 kilograms of cocaine were seized.

 

The suspects have been charged with the illegal importation and possession of a Category 2 narcotic under Thailand’s Narcotic Code. Additional charges under Sections 242 and 252 of the 2017 Customs Act and other relevant legislation are also being pursued.

 

The Customs Department reiterated its commitment to protecting Thai society from the dangers of drug trafficking. Between 1 October 2024 and 6 May 2025, officials have made 140 drug-related arrests, with seizures valued at a total of 800 million baht.

 

 

  Adapted by Asean Now from Khaosod 2025-05-07.

 

 

 

 

[chuang]

I don't understand why bring drugs into Thailand... I am sure Thailand has abundance of it.....

[damo1967]

2 hours ago, JoePai said:

All a mistake, was for recreational use only    😎

Please do not get dis-heartened when no-one comments or finds your comment funny.  It is simply because it is not in the slightly funny at all... says a lot about your weird, lonely, desperate personality.

[ChipButty]

These nosey immigration officer at it again searching peoples bags, no need for it, 

[Blueman1]

2 hours ago, hotchilli said:

I guess their stay at the notorious Bangkok Hilton will be somewhat different to the one they originally booked.

Not Much Different though, The Hilton IS a 5* Job !!

[spidermike007]

Talk about a bad day in Bangkok, you have to be somewhat moronic to try to do some trafficking into Thailand. These guys are in some deep doo doo, and I suspect that it's going to haunt them for many decades to come. They're going to have a lot of time to reflect on their actions. Yikes. Money is alluring, but prison time? 

[Blueman1]

2 hours ago, Ironmike said:

What a waste of a lovely set of knockers she has or we'll you play the game expect to be in the Bangkok Hilton for the rest of your lives bye bye

What a waste of a lovely set of knockers.......They're NOT Tha Big though are they ??

[pomchop]

2 hours ago, RJRS1301 said:

Or owe a heck of a lot to the crime bosses, many also are intimidated by threats against loved ones a home

A good read is the book  American Dirt....tells a story of how drug gangs tell young people either join our gang and work for us or we will kill your entire family which is no idle threat....story is about a family that flees and tries to make it all the way to usa to escape....not everyone who tries to cross borders is doing it because they want to but because they see no other choice then to try and escape the cartels enforcers.

[saintdomingo]

3 hours ago, JoePai said:

All a mistake, was for recreational use only    😎

Don't worry about damo's post he must be the nastiest on here, that's all he comes out with.

[KannikaP]

1 hour ago, damo1967 said:

Please do not get dis-heartened when no-one comments or finds your comment funny.  It is simply because it is not in the slightly funny at all... says a lot about your weird, lonely, desperate personality.

I thought it was funny, especially with the laughing emoji.

Come on Damo, get a SoH.   555  (You DO know what 555 means eh?)

[mikeymike100]

OK these two 'mules' got busted, quite rightly, but couldn't customs have let them and then followed them, unobtrusively to their hotel or wherever and found out who the buyers were?

Obviously this was not for personal use and the authorities could have caught more 'fish'?

[ChipButty]

7 minutes ago, mikeymike100 said:

OK these two 'mules' got busted, quite rightly, but couldn't customs have let them and then followed them, unobtrusively to their hotel or wherever and found out who the buyers were?

Obviously this was not for personal use and the authorities could have caught more 'fish'?

Are you forgetting where you are? 

[Smokey and the Bandit]

1 hour ago, mikeymike100 said:

OK these two 'mules' got busted, quite rightly, but couldn't customs have let them and then followed them, unobtrusively to their hotel or wherever and found out who the buyers were?

Obviously this was not for personal use and the authorities could have caught more 'fish'?

Maybe, just maybe you are overestimating the intelligence and or ability of the customs/police officials?

[Ctkong]

Authorities not after the network because you take one down, another will fill into the vacuum. It is like organized crime. So authorities just try to stop the import as much as they can at the border control. 

[TheFishman1]

A few hours later people saw a few custom agents that appear to have a white substance on their nose walking very fast to the exits of terminal one TIT

[PopGun]

2 hours ago, mikeymike100 said:

OK these two 'mules' got busted, quite rightly, but couldn't customs have let them and then followed them, unobtrusively to their hotel or wherever and found out who the buyers were?

Obviously this was not for personal use and the authorities could have caught more 'fish'?

Such a strategy would probably have given credit for the 'bust' and the photo opportunity to another agency.

 

[Kinok Farang]

5 hours ago, damo1967 said:

Please do not get dis-heartened when no-one comments or finds your comment funny.  It is simply because it is not in the slightly funny at all... says a lot about your weird, lonely, desperate personality.

I thought it was hilarious

[Kinok Farang]

I hate people who take drugs.Like policemen and Immigration Officials.

[shafty]

funny when they make it sound like top tier detective work when it was clearly a tipp-off 😁