Rwandan woman arrested at airport with 2kg of 'ice'
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A RWANDAN woman was arrested at Don Mueang Airport on Saturday night for allegedly smuggling two kilograms of crystal methamphetamine, known as "ice", into the country.
Prasong Predpring, director of Don Mueang customs centre, identified the suspect as Christine Nsabimana, 31, who flew to Bangkok from Macau on an AirAsia flight. She arrived at the airport at about 11pm, but was acting suspiciously, immigration officers said.
Officials demanded to search her luggage and discovered it had a false bottom in which 2kg of crystal methamphetamine were hidden, in three plastic bags.
Prasong quoted the suspect as claiming that the drugs were smuggled from China. She said that once the illicit stash was smuggled into Thailand, a person would contact her to pick it up.
Closer examination of her passport revealed that she had travelled to many countries in African and also to Hong Kong. It was the first time that she had travelled to Thailand.
