An Iranian man was caught on Thursday at Suvarnabhumi Airport trying to smuggle 1.75 kilograms of ice worth Bt6.1 million into the country.
Araj Kharimi Panabandani, 24, who arrived at 8am from Iran's Tehran, reportedly confessed - after the Customs Department found the crystallised methamphetamine hydrochloride tied around his waist - that he was unemployed and was hired to carry the drug into Thailand.
He was supposed to deliver the shipment at the airport and get paid US$1,000 or about Bt30,000.
Despite records showing that this was his second visit, he claimed that this was the first time to get involved in the drug trade.
Police booked him on possessing ice with intent to sell and bringing the drug into Thailand without a permit.