43kg of heroin found in garment shipment

Patchara Anultasilp, left, director-general of the Customs Department, shows heroin hidden inside hilltribe-style garments bound for Hong Kong, at the department’s head office on Tuesday. (Photo: Somchai Poomlard)

Customs officials say they have found more than 43 kilogrammes of heroin worth 107.5 million baht hidden in hilltribe garments bound for Hong Kong.

The discovery was made on Monday at Suvarnabhumi airport by officials who were suspicious about 29 boxes destined for Hong Kong, Patchara Anultasilp, director-general of the Customs Department, said on Tuesday.