CHECK YOUR BAGS FOR DRUGS, SAYS ONCB

Those noodles could land you in oodles of trouble

Pittaya Jinawat, director of the Office of Narcotics Control Board (ONCB),
Northern Region, has strongly suggested people carefully check their
personal belongings before departures to prevent them becoming innocently
involved in drug trafficking.

During the New Year's long holidays, many tourists and travelers were
flowing into the North, especially around the dangerous border areas, so
tightening security and issuing an alert to related departments and agencies
was in order to prevent illicit drug smuggling.

The ONCB director added that brand new drugs had been found, but the most
usual one was the methamphetamines, which were modified in physical
appearance by making them look like ordinary items such as noodles.
International drug smuggling rings were also looking for innocent travellers
to carry the illegal drugs into the country.