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Drug trafficker killed in clash, 4.2m pills seized
News, Published on 07/06/2025
» CHIANG RAI – A drug smuggler was killed and 4.2 million methamphetamine pills seized after a 10-minute clash between a group of armed traffickers and an army patrol in Mae Fah Luang district of this northern province early Friday.
Wrongly deported Salvadoran migrant arrested on return to US
AFP, Published on 07/06/2025
» WASHINGTON - The Salvadoran migrant at the heart of a row over President Donald Trump's hardline deportation policies was returned to the United States on Friday and arrested on human smuggling charges.
Smuggler killed, 200,000 meth pills seized in armed clash
Online Reporters, Published on 05/06/2025
» CHANG MAI — A drug smuggler was killed and 200,000 methamphetamine pills and 20 kilogrammes of opium were seized in a clash between a group of armed traffickers and an army patrol in Fang district of this northern border province in the early hours of Thursday.
Indian reptile smuggler traveling from Thailand caught at Mumbai airport
News, Online Reporters, Published on 03/06/2025
» An Indian who smuggled wildlife out of Thailand in his baggage, including venomous snakes, was busted on arrival at Mumbai international airport.
Border warehouses' back gates into Myanmar ordered shut
Piyarach Chongcharoen, Published on 28/05/2025
» KANCHANABURI - All gates of border warehouses in Sangkhla Buri district opening into Myanmar's Payathonzu township were ordered closed after a smuggler was arrested carrying about 18 million baht in cash.
Smuggled avocados declared as 'mango’ seized at Talad Thai
News, Online Reporters, Published on 26/05/2025
» About 11 tonnes of avocados from Vietnam, some falsely declared as mango, were smuggled into Thailand and put on sale at a major wholesale market in Pathum Thani province.
Surge in cannabis smuggling prompts Thailand to tighten rules
Bloomberg News, Published on 24/05/2025
» The Thai government aims to clamp down on easy access to cannabis by mandating medical prescriptions amid rising instances of tourists attempting to smuggle out large quantities of weed.
Hong Kong jails Thai parrot egg smuggler as customs cracks case amid rising trend
Published on 19/05/2025
» A traveller from Thailand has been given a two-year jail sentence in Hong Kong for smuggling 187 parrot eggs valued at an estimated HK$1.4 million (6 million baht), with an expert saying the seizure is part of a global uptick of such cases involving endangered species.
Young Briton held with drugs in Georgia after Thailand trip
Published on 17/05/2025
» A young British woman whose family said was last seen in Thailand has been arrested 6,500 kilometres away in Georgia, accused of smuggling dozens of bags of cannabis into the country.
Ambassador denies Russian hashish smuggler arrived from Bhutan
Online Reporters, Published on 12/05/2025
» Bhutanese ambassador to Bangkok Kinzang Dorji has denied that a Russian suspected of smuggling hashish to the full moon party island of Koh Phangan obtained it in Bhutan.