Bangkok, The Customs Department seized a large lot of heroin valued at 8.5 million baht hidden in a postal parcel. Send to destination Australia
Mr. Panthong Loikunnan, Advisor on Tax Collection Development and Management As a spokesperson for the Customs Department, he revealed that the Customs Department is monitoring the illegal delivery of drugs via postal parcels both inside and outside the country and by aircraft. and other channels have always been strictly controlled. The Customs Department in collaboration with the AITF (AIRPORT INTERDICTION TASK FORCE) consists of the Customs Department and the Office of the Narcotics Control Board. Narcotics Suppression Police Headquarters and the National Security Center Royal Thai Armed Forces Headquarters increase strictness To watch for illegal drugs concealed in postal parcels. Both importing and exporting out of the Kingdom and jointly analyzing the risk of illegally sending prohibited and restricted goods out of the Kingdom at the Suvarnabhumi Postal Cente
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On February 6, 2024, a high-risk international express parcel was found. There was a declaration of product type as “OVALTINE”, 1 package, destination Australia, total weight 5.290 kilograms, so the package was opened and inspected. A dietary supplement bottle was found which did not match the declared description. So we checked. The results showed that a Category 1 narcotic, Heroine, was found hidden inside 4 dietary supplement bottles. The total weight including the packaging was approximately 2,850 grams, with a total value of 8.55 million baht.
Customs Department Spokesperson He further said that This case is an offense according to Section 242, Section 244, together with Section 252, Section 166 and Section 167 of the Customs Act 2017 and the Narcotics Code 2021. The Customs Department has coordinated with officials from the Office of the Drug Prevention and Suppression Board. Narcotics Control Center (ONCB) and the Narcotics Suppression Bureau (NBTC) to follow up and expand the results further. For
statistics on drug arrests in fiscal year 2024 (1 October 2023 – 7 February 2024), there were a total of 55 cases with a total value of approximately 309 million baht.
Source: Thai News Agency