Customs officials nab Ghanaian drug smuggler
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A Ghana national was arrested in Suvarnabhumi Airport on Monday for allegedly trying to smuggle in a kilogram of "ice" flakes worth around Bt3.5 million on the street. The man had allegedly swallowed 60 small bags containing the drug.
Acting on tip-offs coupled with closer inspection, customs officials stopped Kwabena Dwamena, 35, after he disembarked the Ethiopian Airlines flight from the Ethiopian capital Addis Ababa. Officials searched his body and luggage before insisting that he undergo an x-ray, which revealed 60 small bags of the drug in his stomach.
Kwabena has been charged with trying to smuggle in illegal drugs with the intent to sell and is currently in custody of the police Narcotics Suppression Bureau.
