Delivery Rider Comes Forward in Thai Flight Attendant Drug Case

A delivery rider has come forward to police to clear his name after his image circulated online in connection with a package delivered to a Thai airline flight attendant who was arrested in Australia on drug trafficking charges. Kittikorn (surname withheld), a courier for a delivery company, reported to Samrong North Police Station on June 30 to provide a statement and deny any involvement in the case.

The flight attendant became a suspect in an international drug smuggling investigation after Australian police detained her. The rider's image recently surfaced in connection with the delivery made to the air hostess at a condominium in Bang Na. After learning police were searching for the courier, Kittikorn immediately went to Samrong North Police Station to make a formal statement and declare his innocence.

Kittikorn stated he is a delivery company employee who came to police today to clear his name and deny any knowledge or involvement in the matter. He explained he was simply performing his regular job. On the day in question, he delivered over 100 packages, and this particular package was part of his normal route. He rode a motorcycle to deliver it as usual, placing it under the condominium building where the security guard received it—standard procedure for all his deliveries.

After completing the delivery, he continued delivering other packages elsewhere. He emphasized he earned no additional income from this delivery, only his regular company salary. He had been delivering to that recipient named "Meena" since June 23. He said he saw the CCTV footage in the news showing him making the delivery, which prompted him to come forward to prove his innocence.

He learned about the case when journalists came to his warehouse investigating who made the delivery. He confirmed he is a legitimate company employee performing his duties and has worked there for one year and two months. Normally this route belongs to a colleague who takes Tuesdays off, so Kittikorn covers it then. Most packages he delivers weigh nearly a kilogram each. He strongly denied any involvement, knowledge, or supplementary income from other sources, emphasizing he is merely a company employee. When he learned the flight attendant had been arrested, he grew anxious about being implicated, so he came to declare his innocence to Samrong North Police.

Meanwhile, Police Captain Wirojn Tatso, commander of Samrong Police Station, has assigned investigators to interview the rider and gather evidence regarding the package he presented, to trace the origin of the shipment through the private delivery company.