Suvarnabhumi Airport Customs Officers Uncover Millions Hidden in Luggage

Two foreigners caught at Suvarnabhumi with around $1.7 million hidden US cash

BANGKOK — 4 October 2026, Customs officers at Suvarnabhumi Airport have detained two foreign passengers arriving from Jakarta after finding about $1.7 million (about 56 million baht) hidden in their luggage. Customs Department Director-General Phanthong Loykulnant and Nuntita Sirikup, an adviser on customs control-system development, instructed officers to intensify searches and interception efforts, particularly for […]

Suvarnabhumi Airport customs officers uncover millions hidden in luggage

Two foreign passengers arriving from Jakarta, Indonesia, were arrested at Suvarnabhumi International Airport in Bangkok on October 4 after customs officers found US$1.7 million (around 56 million baht) in banknotes hidden in their baggage. Deputy Prime Minister Ekniti Nitithanprapas instructed the Customs Office to strengthen checks on foreign and Thai currency entering and leaving Thailand … The story Suvarnabhumi Airport customs officers uncov…

Two Travellers Held at Suvarnabhumi With $1.7m in Undeclared US Cash

BANGKOK, Thailand – Customs officers at Suvarnabhumi International Airport have detained two foreigners who arrived from Indonesia after allegedly trying to smuggle US dollar banknotes worth about 56 million baht into Thailand. Thai Airways Shares Tumble as Suvarnabhumi Baggage Chaos Drags On The pair were stopped on 30 September when officers searched their luggage on […] Source

Foreigners nabbed at airport for smuggling over US$56 million

  THE Customs Department has stepped up efforts to curb cross-border smuggling of currency after arresting two foreign passengers flying in from Jakarta with over US$56 million banknotes concealed in their luggage, PPTVHD36 said today (Oct. 4). Mrs. Santhanee Pairattanakorn, director of the Suvarnabhumi Airport Passenger Control Customs Office, said on Sep. 30 officials arrested […]