Over 6 kg of Heroin Hidden in Thai Silk Garments, Intended for International Smuggling
Police seized over 6 kilograms of heroin hidden in Thai silk garments destined for international smuggling in Phuket on April 30, with the street value potentially reaching millions of baht.
On May 5, 2025 at 2:45 PM, Lieutenant Colonel Somsak Thongliang, commander of Wichit Police Station, supervised the examination of evidence in cases of unlawful possession and attempted smuggling of Category 1 narcotics (heroin) beyond Thai borders. Following coordinated enforcement efforts between officers from Division 2, Narcotics Bureau Region 4, and Wichit Police Station, a suspicious package was seized that had been sent through a private transport company from Loei Province to Phuket Villa Airport village in Takua Pa District, Phuket. The shipment consisted of 2 sacks containing 48 finished Thai silk garments with 6.198 kilograms of heroin concealed inside. The seizure was made on April 30, 2025. Officers collected latent fingerprints from the garments and packaging materials before compiling evidence for court submission to obtain arrest warrants for those involved according to legal procedures. The heroin was valued at 300,000-500,000 baht per kilogram, but would command ten times that price upon reaching its final destination.
