Two Brazilians arrested over 6.8kg cocaine haul at Suvarnabhumi
Two Brazilian passengers were arrested at Suvarnabhumi Airport on November 8 after officers found cocaine worth about 20.4 million baht in luggage.
- Two Brazilian passengers were arrested at Thailand's Suvarnabhumi Airport.
- Authorities seized 6.8 kilograms of cocaine, valued at approximately 20.4 million baht.
- The drugs were discovered hidden in concealed compartments within the suspects' luggage.
- The two individuals, who had traveled from Brazil, were handed to investigators for legal proceedings.
Two Brazilian passengers were arrested at Thailand’s Suvarnabhumi Airport on November 8, 2026, after officers found 6.8kg of cocaine in their luggage, the Customs Department reported on November 10.
Customs valued the Suvarnabhumi seizure at approximately 20.4 million baht. The two Brazilian passengers had travelled from Brazil, with Suvarnabhumi Airport as their destination, according to the department.
Customs reports cocaine in hidden luggage compartments
Eakvut Naeak, director of the Customs Department’s Enforcement Division, said the division and the Airport Interdiction Task Force (AITF) inspected the two Brazilian passengers at Suvarnabhumi on November 8. Officers found cocaine inside concealed compartments in the passengers’ luggage.
The Customs Department described the November 8 Suvarnabhumi operation as part of stepped-up cooperation with law-enforcement agencies and tighter controls to prevent and intercept cross-border drug trafficking.
Suvarnabhumi cocaine suspects handed to investigators
The two Brazilian suspects and the cocaine seized at Suvarnabhumi were handed to investigators for legal proceedings, according to Customs.
Customs said the Suvarnabhumi case involved suspected unauthorised importation of cocaine, a category 2 narcotic, under Thailand’s Narcotics Code, as well as alleged offences under the Customs Act 2017.
