The sadly typical story of a Thai citizen being taken into custody in a foreign country on drug smuggling allegations should be almost too mundane to merit meaningful discussion, yet the national interest in the case involving a Thai Airways flight attendant has raised some points of note, notably what aspects of the story have triggered interest.
The employee of Thailand’s flag carrier was stopped at Melbourne Airport on June 25 and subsequently found with about 1 kilogramme of heroin, estimated to be worth over 11 million baht, concealed in the lining of tote bags among her luggage.
