Man sentenced to 13 and a half years for importing heroin

Man sentenced to 13 and a half years for importing heroin

A man has been jailed for 13 and a half years in relation to his "high" level role in importing €2.769 million worth of heroin.

Nong Khai Customs show the arrest of a Thai man who smuggled a bag containing 17.6 kilograms of heroin from Laos into the country, preparing to send it to a private transport company in Songkhla, worth over 61 million baht. On May 17, 2015, at the Thai-Laos Friendship Bridge Border Checkpoint No. 1, Mueang District, Nong Khai, Mr. Sompop Smitasiri, Governor of Nong Khai Province, Ms. Wanna Phuutsa, Director of the Nong Khai Customs Office, Mr. S…