A 39-year-old Indian man was arrested and charged with smuggling after 5.7 kilogrammes of cocaine, worth an estimated 17 million baht, were found in his bags on arrival at Don Mueang airport from Laos.
The man, whose name was not released, had arrived about 4.40pm on a flight from Luang Prabang on Sunday. His behaviour at Don Mueang airport was suspicious.
His luggage was X-rayed and examined more closely. Officials said the two backpacks and two small travel bags were unusually heavy. They opened the bags and found four packages of cocaine weighing 5.7kg in total. The drugs were worth about 17 million baht.
Police said the man claimed he brought the cocaine from Laos intending to deliver it in India, not Thailand. Police were not convinced and were checking his background for any criminal record.
