Thai man arrested for smuggling drugs into Israel

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Thai drug smugglers risk deportation from Israel
By Khaosod Online



BANGKOK: -- Police announced the arrest of Thai labourer who smuggled amphetamine to sell in Israel and vowed to tackle the issue to maintain the good relations between the two countries.

A total of 16,320 amphetamine pills were found hidden inside shampoo and shower gel bottles belonged to Mr. Suchart Duangmao, 31. Reportedly, each pill could be sold up to THB 2,000 in Israel.

Pol.Gen. Pongsapat Pongcharoen, Secretary of Office of the Narcotics Control Board, said during the announcement that the Ministry of Foreign Affairs had been informed by the chief officer from Israel′s Office of the Narcotics Control Board about the arrest of Thai labourers in possession of 100,000 pills in Israel.

It is believed that 80% of the drugs were sent to Israel by post, while the other 20% was smuggled in by people traveling via plane.

Mr. Suchart, who works as a fruit picker in Israel, confessed he was hired by his fellow Thai worker to smuggle the drugs for THB 500,000. The pills would be sold at ILS 200 or THB 1,800 each. The officials added that there is over THB 48 million cashflow in the drug network.

Pol.Gen. Pongsapat also stated that the Thai government does not wish to let such notorious issues to come between Thai labour and Israel employers, and that the Thai authorities are also willing to cooperate with the Embassy of Israel to handle such crime.

Source: http://www.khaosod.co.th/en/view_newsonline.php?newsid=TVRNNE16RXlORFF4TWc9PQ==

-- KHAOSOD English 2013-10-31

[klubex99]

Thai drug smugglers risk deportation from Israel

Only deportation?

Thaksin would have had them shot on the spot.

[Bluespunk]

So was this guy caught in Thailand? Picture would suggest so, not stated in story.

[Bender]

funny picture

look at the official on the right with

[ezzra]

You just gotta love Thailand, a police photo opp, 3 high ranking police officers smirking

in the background and 2 obviously senior custom officials, and all that f or 2 petty smugglers.

[noitom]

Thai fruit pickers in Israel smuggling drugs and identified by the Israeli Narcotics Control Board. The Israelis notified the Thais, presumably because they believed that the Thais would use them as a sting operation to nail a few Thai Mr. Bigs and smoke out that 48 million in the network.

[coma]

Should have stuck to fruit picking. Greedy fool !

[klubex99]

So was this guy caught in Thailand? Picture would suggest so, not stated in story.

i am assuming that those two were on the Thai end of the network (the mailers), and the others on the Israeli end. They did say that 80% were posted, so they are probably talking about those who are presumably the 'receivers' in the mail.

[jackandjim]

its never enuff for the thais is it

[JoeThePoster]

Citra is back in the news, I see.

[chooka]

So the Thais knew nothing about this until notified by Israel and then they turn out for the photo opportunity and to showcase their great detective work and pat each other on the back for a job well done. Promotions all round and the whiskey is on you.

[SOTIRIOS]

....the most important point about this is:

......we now know what is going on with all of these so-called 'fruit pickers'....

....no wonder 30,000 baht a month is not enough for them.....

.....100,000 tablets x 2000 baht each.....

(....and that was only the amount found.....)

[JoeLing]

funny picture

look at the official on the right with

Poor sod, he must have drunk some of that "viagra coffee" for breakfast ;-)

Edited October 31, 2013 by JoeLing

[jmccarty]

The heading, picture and article make little sense!

[phitsanulokjohn]

Thai drug smugglers risk deportation from Israel

Only deportation?

Thaksin would have had them shot on the spot.

Of course he would,that's what makes Thaksin so self righteous.

[cloghead]

funny picture

look at the official on the right with

Poor sod, he must have drunk some of that "viagra coffee" for breakfast ;-)

No viagra needed--he's just punch-drunk thinking about what his share will be when the 16,000+ pills are sold by his boys.

[KuhnPaen]

Maybe they should have tried putting pills in PILL bottles.

Kind of looks weird on an xray when you see 16,000 small, round obects in shampoo bottles....just sayin.

Not the sharpest tools in the shed.

[MegaRanter]

Fruit picking is stressful.

[Bender]

funny picture

look at the official on the right with

my bad

funny picture

look at the official on the right with the tie, he look pretty nervous, quite suspicious.

Just wonder if the 2 smugglers dont work in fact for him...

[Mickeem]

You just gotta love Thailand, a police photo opp, 3 high ranking police officers smirking

in the background and 2 obviously senior custom officials, and all that f or 2 petty smugglers.

There is nearly a Kilo of 'Ya Ice' on the table also, about 3.5m bahts worth not mentioned in the op's article.

[HaleySabai]

its never enuff for the thais is it

....they don't have a monopoly on "greed" ,smarta#$!

[boisian]

isrealis benefitting from cheap thai labour - as if that wasn't enough, I would be surprised if the lion's share of the profits didn't stay in Jerusalem. When the rave / trance scene was booming in Oz id didn't take long for israelis to become responsible for supply and distribution of about everything outside of amphetamines. No one would want to tackle the association of bikers, mafia, carlton and st kilda police.

aaahhhhh the good old days.

[orchidlady]

I'm glad they have pointed out the perps-with that group in the picture I wouldn't have been sure who the real crooks were!

[indyuk]

Rubbish.....I've no idea what they are proud of.