Two Arrested at Phuket Airport Smuggling 32kg Cannabis
Customs and police arrested two people at Phuket Airport on July 10 after discovering 32kg of cannabis hidden in their luggage at the international departure hall.
Customs officials at Phuket International Airport, led by Nucha Jiradisit, airport customs director, alongside control division director Thanomjit Bureeruk and investigation chief Charoenpon Jaengwansuek, coordinated with Saku police under the command of Colonel Silan Sankisatnakul and Deputy Commander Rattanawutti Nuhkaew to arrest two suspects attempting to smuggle cannabis flowers out of Thailand without customs procedures at the international departure hall on July 10, 2026.
The first suspect, 18-year-old Filipino national Levannah Chelsea Guzman, was found with 14 vacuum-sealed packages of cannabis flower weighing 14.5 kilograms hidden inside a black Pierre Cardin rolling suitcase. She admitted ownership of the luggage and its contents. Authorities charged her under the Customs Act B.E. 2560, the Narcotics Suppression Act, the Thai Traditional Medicine Promotion and Protection Act B.E. 2542, and a 2568 Public Health Ministry announcement classifying cannabis as a controlled herb.
The second suspect, Thai national Penypicha Putthasoeng, had her green Swish Navy rolling luggage searched and found to contain 16 vacuum-sealed packages of cannabis flower weighing 17.6 kilograms. She also confessed to ownership and received identical charges. Both suspects and their seized materials were transferred to Saku police for further legal proceedings.
This arrest is part of intensified efforts to prevent cannabis smuggling through airports, with authorities conducting continuous rigorous inspections of passenger baggage to prevent illegal activity and strictly enforce the law.
