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Lao national arrested for smuggling crystal meth into Thailand

By Digital Media | 26 ม.ค. 2556 15:32

NONG KHAI, Jan 26 - A Lao national was arrested for smuggling crystal meth, also known as 'ice', worth Bt6 million, while he was crossing the Thai-Lao border in this northeastern province on Saturday.

Director of Customs Department's local Investigation and Suppression Bureau office, Tada Chumchaiyo, told reporters that 'Tao Wieng Sawan', the 29-year-old male suspect, was carrying baggage across the border after he exited a bus servicing Thailand's Udon Thani-Laos PDR route.

The man appeared suspicious, prompting Thai local authorities to search him.

Two 2kg packages of crystal meth were found and seized by the authorities.

The suspect told authorities that he had been hired by another Laotian with an unknown name to deliver the 'ice' to a customer in Thailand's Udon Thani province. (MCOT online news)