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South African woman caught with heroin at Phuket airport
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Customs officers, Sakhu police, and narcotics suppression police arrested a South African woman at Phuket International Airport on June 11 after allegedly finding 16 kilogrammes of heroin hidden inside her suitcase .
Key facts
- Customs officers, Sakhu police, and narcotics suppression police arrested a South African woman at Phuket International Airport on June 11 after allegedly finding 16 kilogrammes of heroin hidden inside her suitcase .
- The accused, identified as 32 year old Buhle, was arrested at about 6pm at the oversized baggage drop-off point on the third floor of the international passenger terminal in Mai Khao subdistrict, Thalang district, Phuket.
- The seized narcotics and packaging weighed about 16 kilogrammes in total
- MGR Online reported that police charged her with attempting to smuggle heroin out of Thailand and possessing a Category 1 narcotic, heroin
Summary
The accused, identified as 32 year old Buhle, was arrested at about 6pm at the oversized baggage drop-off point on the third floor of the international passenger terminal in Mai Khao subdistrict, Thalang district, Phuket.
Police said they found irregularities inside her blue wheeled suitcase.