4 Hong Kong men arrested at Bangkok airport after 14kg heroin found in suitcase
- Acting on tip-off, Thai police track smugglers, ambushing them at airport, allegedly with drugs bound for Hong Kong
Thai police have arrested four men at Bangkok’s airport who were allegedly carrying a suitcase containing 40 slabs of heroin estimated to be worth HK$10 million (US$1.3 million), said to be bound for Hong Kong
Acting on a tip-off, local police launched a joint investigation with their Hong Kong counterparts to track two men, Leung Wai-kit and Chun He-chow, who had travelled to the Southeast Asian country last week, a Thai official told media in Bangkok on Monday.
The Hongkongers were suspected of having travelled to Thailand to procure illegal drugs and smuggle them back to the city with the help of accomplices.
At around 7pm on Sunday, Leung and Chun arrived at Suvarnabhumi Airport allegedly carrying the suitcase they intended to hand over to two other Hong Kong men.
Officers who had been tracking the suspects then ambushed the group and arrested the four on the spot.
According to Thai police, the suitcase contained 40 slabs of heroin, weighing 14kg (30.8lbs).
The estimated street value of the narcotics would have been HK$10 million if they had reached Hong Kong, the Post has learned.