Heroin and phone smugglers caught at Phuket airport (opens original article in a new tab)

Three individuals were arrested at Phuket airport for smuggling heroin and phones, with the South African woman carrying 16kg of heroin hidden in pet food bags and two Uzbeks bringing 35 mobile phones suspected of being used in scams.

• Three smugglers caught at Phuket airport: a South African woman with 16kg heroin and two Uzbeks with 35 phones.
• Heroin hidden in pet food bags, destined for Uganda; phones suspected to be used in scams.
• South African woman arrested and held; Uzbeks charged with smuggling, investigation ongoing.