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Woman courier cleared of drug smuggling in Japan returns home

Juthathip Thongnoi arrives at the Narcotics Suppression Bureau in Bangkok's Laksi district on Saturday to give a statement to investigators after Japanese prosecutors dropped a drug smuggling case against her. (TV screenshot)

A Thai woman courier suspected of smuggling drugs into Japan has returned to Thailand after convincing Japanese prosecutors she was unaware that crystal methamphetamine was hidden in coffee sachets in a package she carried for a client.

Meanwhile, Thai investigators have expanded their probe into what is believed to be a Vietnamese drug trafficking network that misused her services.

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