PHUKET: A passenger from the Philippines has so far been unable to explain how drugs valued at 24 million baht happened to be found in the lining of his luggage when he arrived today at Phuket International Airport.
Sonny Pasong Cornel, 31, was arrested when his bag failed to pass the close scrutiny of an official manning an x-ray machine at Phuket's airport.
Not long after Mr Cornel picked up his luggage from carousel 3, he found himself being escorted to a room where a systematic dismantling of the bag produced seven kilos of ya ice methamphetamine hidden in the base.
Excess baggage of that kind seldom meets approval. Mr Cornel was on his way to Bangkok tonight for further questioning. On Phuket he denied knowing anything about the drugs in his luggage.
He had caught an MAS flight from India to Kuala Lumpur then on from KL to Phuket.
Customs officials also found him in possession of a small amount of what appeared to be another illegal drug, ecstasy.
Sonny Pasong Cornel, 31, was arrested when his bag failed to pass the close scrutiny of an official manning an x-ray machine at Phuket's airport.
Not long after Mr Cornel picked up his luggage from carousel 3, he found himself being escorted to a room where a systematic dismantling of the bag produced seven kilos of ya ice methamphetamine hidden in the base.
Excess baggage of that kind seldom meets approval. Mr Cornel was on his way to Bangkok tonight for further questioning. On Phuket he denied knowing anything about the drugs in his luggage.
He had caught an MAS flight from India to Kuala Lumpur then on from KL to Phuket.
Customs officials also found him in possession of a small amount of what appeared to be another illegal drug, ecstasy.
Whether he knew it was there or not, he will be in a Thai prison for a very, very long time. His nightmare has just begun.
Posted by NomadJoe on April 12, 2013 23:06