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Heroin found in perfume bottles at airport

A US citizen was arrested at Suvarnabhumi airport on Thursday after officials found 1.1kg of heroin hidden inside perfume bottles in his luggage. (Photos supplied)

An American man was arrested at Suvarnabhumi airport after customs officials found 1.1 kilogrammes of heroin hidden inside perfume bottles.

The Customs Department said on Saturday that customs and police investigators searched the belongings of the man, whose name was withheld, as he was suspected of transporting narcotics from the United Kingdom on Thursday.

The man was travelling via Suvarnabhumi to Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.


A search uncovered a stash of heroin concealed in perfume bottles. The drugs were estimated to be worth 3.3 million baht.

The Customs Department reported that its agents carried out 59 narcotics arrests between Oct 1 of last year and Feb 15, resulting in the confiscation of drugs valued at 342 million baht.

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