Brazilians arrested, cocaine worth B46.5m seized at airport
published : 16 Feb 2022 at 09:25
writer: Gary Boyle
ORIGINAL SOURCE/WRITER: Sutthiwit Chayutworakan
Three Brazilians have been arrested on arriving at Suvarnabhumi airport and 15.5 kilogrammes of cocaine, worth about 46.5 million baht, seized from their luggage.
The suspects, two men and one woman, had arrived from Brazil on two flights on Monday.
Customs officers first searched the bags of a 27-year-old Brazilian man and a 22-year-old Brazilian woman who arrived from Coribita in Brazil on a Qatar Airways flight about 7am on Feb 14.
An X-ray showed suspicious items in compartments of their three bags. A closer examination found nine kilogrammes of cocaine hidden in the bags. It was wrapped in black plastic and had a street value of about 27 million baht.
Later on Monday, a 24-year-old Brazilian man was arrested after 6.5 kilogrammes of cocaine, worth about 19.5 million baht, were found hidden in his two bags. The suspect had travelled from Brazil, arriving about 12.40pm.
The three suspects and the drugs were detained for legal action.
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- arrested: caught by the police and taken to a police station because you are believed to have committed a crime - ถูกจับกุม
- cocaine: (or coke) an illegal drug used as a stimulant -
- customs: the place at a port, airport or border where travellers' bags are looked at to find out if any goods are being carried illegally - ด่านศุลกากร
- seized: taken away by force or official power - ถูกยึกครอง
- suspect: a person who is thought to have committed a crime - ผู้ต้องสงสัย
- suspicious: making you believe that something is wrong, dangerous or illegal - น่าสงสัย
- value: how much something is worth in money or other goods for which it can be exchanged - มูลค่า
