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Thai woman nabbed with 2.6kg cocaine at airport
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Customs police at Phnom Penh International Airport on Wednesday arrested a Thai woman with 2.6 kilogrammes of cocaine disguised as candy, The Phnom Penh Post reported, citing police and airport sources.
The suspect flew into the airport on Wednesday on flight QR 970, from Doha, Qatar, police said.
However, police said the suspect was originally coming from Bahrain, from which she departed on Tuesday. Police requested media not publish the suspect’s name due to the ongoing investigation.
When her cylindrical candy boxes raised suspicions, customs officials opened them to find small bundles inside filled with a white powder, which further examination proved to be cocaine, said an airport security officer who spoke on condition of anonymity as he was not authorised to speak to the media.
A National Authority for Combating Drugs (NACD) official, also speaking on condition of anonymity, said the haul was believed to be worth $250,000.
The evidence was sent to anti-drug officials at the Ministry of Interior, he said, and the suspect is being questioned.
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Customs police at Phnom Penh International Airport on Wednesday arrested a Thai woman with 2.6 kilogrammes of cocaine disguised as candy, The Phnom Penh Post reported, citing police and airport sources.
The suspect flew into the airport on Wednesday on flight QR 970, from Doha, Qatar, police said.
However, police said the suspect was originally coming from Bahrain, from which she departed on Tuesday. Police requested media not publish the suspect’s name due to the ongoing investigation.
When her cylindrical candy boxes raised suspicions, customs officials opened them to find small bundles inside filled with a white powder, which further examination proved to be cocaine, said an airport security officer who spoke on condition of anonymity as he was not authorised to speak to the media.
A National Authority for Combating Drugs (NACD) official, also speaking on condition of anonymity, said the haul was believed to be worth $250,000.
The evidence was sent to anti-drug officials at the Ministry of Interior, he said, and the suspect is being questioned.
englishnews.thaipbs.or.th/content/157939
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