Thai air crew recruited on social media to smuggle drugs into Australia
AI Summary
Thai air crew members have been targeted via social media recruitment for smuggling drugs into Australia, raising concerns about trafficking networks exploiting flight personnel. A flight attendant in Bangkok received suspicious messages soliciting drug transport.
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?"