Nepalese caught smuggling heroin

Following a tip-off in Mae Chan district, a police checkpoint on Mae Chan-Khew Phrao-Tha Khaopleuk road stopped a suspicious looking pick-up truck, and arrested the passenger, 22-year-old Dijai Kumar, and the Thai driver, 44-year old Chatree Sribanprod. Kumar's sandals were found filled with bars of heroin.

Investigators discovered that Kumar had picked up the heroin bars in front of the Mae Chan supermarket and modified a pair of new sandals to accommodate them. He then had Chatree drive him to Chiang Rai Airport for a flight to Bangkok.

Mae Chan inspector Pol Lt-Colonel Natdanai Laohanant said this looked like the work of a gang because they found a similar pair of sandals at Chatree's home too. Police will soon be issuing arrest warrants for other accomplices.