A prime suspect in a heroin trafficking network linked to the case of a Thai flight attendant detained in Australia was arrested in Phayao province on Thursday night, authorities said on Friday.
Police investigators apprehended Ekkawit Yongnichakul, known as “Rin Rin”, 41, who is accused of supplying heroin concealed in elephant-patterned tote bags before they were passed on to another suspect, Uthai Kunaphiwat, in the northern province.