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Three Iranians nabbed in two ‘ice’ smuggling cases at Suvarnabhumi airport
BANGKOK, July 13 – Thai customs officials at Suvarnabhumi Airport arrested an Iranian couple for smuggling nearly 20 litres of liquid crystal methamphetamine, commonly known as ice,’ worth Bt64 million (nearly US$2 million), while another Iranian was arrested separately for bringing 0.9 kg of ‘ice,’ valued at Bt3.1 million (about $100,000) into the kingdom.
Customs Department Director-General Somchai Sajjapong on Tuesday told a press briefing that Javad Firoozi, 28, and Manizhen Azhdari, 30, were arrested Monday at Thailand’s main international airport carrying liquid-formula ‘ice.’
Customs officers confiscated ten bottles totalling 18.4 litres of the drug worth Bt64 million.
The couple said they concealed the bottles in an air-inflated raft before leaving Syria’s capital of Damascus for Thailand in order to hand over the drugs to customers in the seaside resort city of Pattaya. The pair was hired with $3,000.
The customs officials found a suspicious bottle while inspecting their
baggage at the international arrival terminal.
Investigators found the bottle had already been opened, white flakes around the bottle cap and white sediment at the bottom of the bottle, which was identified as crystal meth after chemical testing.
Mr Somchai said that this was Thailand's first seizure of liquid-formula ice being smuggled into the kingdom.
Previously Thai authorities impounded ice and arrested drug smugglers
many times so smugglers adjusted their method and form of smuggling
drugs to evade the authorities.
In another ice-related case, customs officials on Tuesday arrested Zolfali Mohsen, 24-year-old Iranian national, with three bags totalling 0.9 kg of dry crystal meth valued more than Bt3.1 million (about $100,000) at Suvarnabhumi Airport. Mr Mohsen arrived from the Iranian capital Tehran.
However, he denied the charge, saying that he did not know why the illicit drug was placed in his baggage.
Since October 2009, the customs officials have impounded 86,900 grammes of dry crystal methamphetamine, worth Bt307 million (over $9.3 million).(MCOT online news)
Customs Department Director-General Somchai Sajjapong on Tuesday told a press briefing that Javad Firoozi, 28, and Manizhen Azhdari, 30, were arrested Monday at Thailand’s main international airport carrying liquid-formula ‘ice.’
Customs officers confiscated ten bottles totalling 18.4 litres of the drug worth Bt64 million.
The couple said they concealed the bottles in an air-inflated raft before leaving Syria’s capital of Damascus for Thailand in order to hand over the drugs to customers in the seaside resort city of Pattaya. The pair was hired with $3,000.
The customs officials found a suspicious bottle while inspecting their
baggage at the international arrival terminal.
Investigators found the bottle had already been opened, white flakes around the bottle cap and white sediment at the bottom of the bottle, which was identified as crystal meth after chemical testing.
Mr Somchai said that this was Thailand's first seizure of liquid-formula ice being smuggled into the kingdom.
Previously Thai authorities impounded ice and arrested drug smugglers
many times so smugglers adjusted their method and form of smuggling
drugs to evade the authorities.
In another ice-related case, customs officials on Tuesday arrested Zolfali Mohsen, 24-year-old Iranian national, with three bags totalling 0.9 kg of dry crystal meth valued more than Bt3.1 million (about $100,000) at Suvarnabhumi Airport. Mr Mohsen arrived from the Iranian capital Tehran.
However, he denied the charge, saying that he did not know why the illicit drug was placed in his baggage.
Since October 2009, the customs officials have impounded 86,900 grammes of dry crystal methamphetamine, worth Bt307 million (over $9.3 million).(MCOT online news)
