Russian Man Caught Smuggling 17kg Cannabis at Phuket Airport
A Russian man was arrested at Phuket Airport on July 8 after customs officials discovered 17kg of cannabis hidden in vacuum-sealed packages inside his two suitcases during a departure inspection.
Russian Man Caught Smuggling 17kg Cannabis at Phuket Airport. Multiple vacuum-sealed cannabis packages discovered.
On July 8, 2569, customs officer Ravin Kanakarn was on duty in the international departure terminal at Phuket International Airport when he inspected two blue rolling suitcases weighing 8 kilograms total belonging to Sergey Charabarov, age 30, a Russian national, after detecting suspicious items. Upon searching the luggage, officers found 35 packages of cannabis flower buds in vacuum-sealed bags totaling 11.4 kilograms and 12 packages of cannabis resin totaling 6.2 kilograms hidden inside both suitcases. The suitcases were seized as evidence.
During preliminary investigation, the suspect admitted that the suitcases and all contents were his. Officers charged him with illegally transporting goods out of the kingdom without completing customs procedures. He was taken into custody and transferred with the seized items to Saku Police Station for further legal action.
