Couple Arrested in International Heroin Smuggling Case
A Thai-Lao couple arrested in Loei province admitted to smuggling heroin-filled parcels but denied involvement in a broader international trafficking network linked to a flight attendant case now under special investigation.
The DSI has detained a Thai-Lao couple accused of being hired to smuggle heroin-filled parcels after the case was elevated to special status. The suspects admit to their own actions but deny any connection to the broader drug trafficking network linked to a female flight attendant case. Following a joint meeting between the ONCB (Office of the Narcotics Control Board) and DSI (Department of Special Investigation), authorities agreed to treat the international heroin smuggling network as a special case. ONCB officials transferred the suspects—a Thai man named Atit and a Lao woman named Tadsaporn, a married couple—to DSI investigators around 11 p.m. on July 3, after being tracked down in Loei province. According to DSI spokesman Pol. Lt. Col. Voranun Srilum, the interrogation began immediately upon their arrival and concluded around 2 a.m. before they were transferred to Ratchadamri Criminal Court for detention on July 4, 2569. Both suspects confessed to their individual actions as charged but denied any involvement with the drug trafficking network or connection to the heroin smuggling case linked to the female flight attendant. Investigators are continuing to gather evidence and expand the investigation to identify additional suspects.
