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Drug traffickers exploit social media to recruit airline staff as couriers

Drug traffickers are increasingly using social media platforms like TikTok to recruit airline staff as drug couriers. A recent incident involved a Thai Airways flight attendant being charged with importing heroin into Australia, highlighting concerns about airport security and the targeting of aircrew. Thai authorities have noted a significant rise in such cases, with at least six individuals traveling from Thailand being charged with commercial drug trafficking in the first half of the year, damaging the country's international image. AI

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Drug traffickers exploit social media to recruit airline staff as couriers

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  1. SCMP — Tech TIER_1 English(EN) · Reuters ·

    Drug traffickers using social media to hire Thai airline staff as couriers

    Early in the morning on June 18, a message from an unknown account slipped into the TikTok inbox of a flight attendant in Bangkok with a series of questions: “Are you flying to Australia? Do you do carry-for-hire? What is your rate?” The 30-year-old, who flies ‌for a regional bud…