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| Arrested for heroin smuggling |
| 2010-01-30 |
| [Straits Times] A PAKISTANI man was arrested at Bangkok's main international airport after he was found to be carrying almost a kilogram (2.2 pounds) of heroin in his stomach, Thai customs officials said Friday. Shabbir Ahmad, 27, was stopped at Suvarnabhumi Airport late Thursday night after he arrived from Lahore, Pakistan, on a Thai Airways flight. Authorities said they had been tipped off that a Pakistani national would be smuggling drugs and Ahmad was stopped as he tried to clear customs. X-rays showed he had swallowed 90 packs of heroin weighing a total of 830 grams (one pound) with a street value in Bangkok worth 2.5 million baht (S$106,394), officials said. Ahmad was charged with trafficking and smuggling class A drugs, which is punishable by death in Thailand. Ahmad is the third Pakistani national to have been arrested this month attempting to smuggle heroin through Suvarnabhumi Airport. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #7 Small time story imho, not worthy of much , not even this sentence, not least his sentence . But hey at least 7 of us commented , aint he lucky ! |
| Posted by: Oscar 2010-01-30 17:22 |
| #6 If the Thais fulfill the death sentence, does he still get his raisins of clarity? |
| Posted by: Cornsilk Blondie 2010-01-30 17:15 |
| #5 Use a bayonet. If that doesn't open the packaging he can still die of sepsis ... |
| Posted by: Steve White 2010-01-30 12:52 |
| #4 Good idea Frank... |
| Posted by: 3dc 2010-01-30 11:47 |
| #3 Ahmad was charged with trafficking and smuggling class A drugs, which is punishable by death in Thailand just a rifle butt to the stomach to erupt the packaging and save yourself the cost |
| Posted by: Frank G 2010-01-30 11:32 |
| #2 |
| Posted by: ed 2010-01-30 11:18 |
| #1 Where did the other 1.2 lbs go? 1 lb in his gut and the rest..... |
| Posted by: Swanimote 2010-01-30 10:58 |