Chalermwut Saengsai, 53, was arrested at the Thai-Lao Friendship Bridge in Muang Nong Khai at 8am. 
He claimed he didn&rsquo;t know there were drugs hidden in the bag, which he said a woman in Bangkok he knew only as &ldquo;Noi&rdquo; had paid him to take there from a Vientiane hotel.

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Thai man charged with trying to bring heroin in from Laos

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Thai man charged with trying to bring heroin in from Laos

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