The Secretary-General of the Office of the Narcotics Control Board (ONCB) revealed the origin of the flight attendant drug case, noting an avatar named “Rose” who chatted to arrange smuggling goods with a payment of 8,800 baht. The account has since been closed. Meanwhile, ONCB conducted a house search in Phayao province and questioned the suspect's mother.
At 11:30 a.m. on 30 Jun 2026 GMT+7, Pol. Col. Suriya Singhamon, Secretary-General of ONCB, provided an update on the Thai flight attendant arrested for heroin trafficking in Australia. Following the arrest in Melbourne, ONCB officials quickly exchanged information and conducted a search of the suspect’s condominium in Thailand.
Reviewing CCTV footage revealed a delivery rider bringing a parcel to the condominium on 22 Jun, while the flight attendant had not yet returned. The package was left at the lobby, later collected by the suspect and taken to her unit. However, the search of her residence found no additional drugs or illegal items. Authorities also interviewed the suspect’s boyfriend to expand the investigation; he cooperated fully but could not identify the sender. The CCTV footage aligned with all investigative information.
Officials also learned that after the flight attendant’s arrest in Australia, her boyfriend lost contact with her and called friends to inquire, which led to the case becoming public.
Joint investigation with the Australian Federal Police (AFP) found that the suspect was contacted through a social media group for goods carrying. An avatar account named “Rose” posted seeking travelers to Australia, requesting about 20 kilograms of space to transport OTOP and Thai products. Chat logs obtained by authorities showed the flight attendant and her boyfriend questioned the account's credibility due to its avatar nature. The suspect insisted on not working with fake accounts, but “Rose” assured it was a regularly used account. Both parties agreed on a payment of 8,800 baht. Authorities are currently verifying whether this rate aligns with typical courier payments.
After agreeing, the sender delivered the parcel to the condominium before the flight attendant traveled to Australia with it. The “Rose” avatar account has since been deactivated. Authorities are urgently tracking the user to identify accomplices in the smuggling network.
Pol. Col. Suriya stated that on the same day, ONCB officers searched the suspect’s home in Phayao and interviewed her mother. It was initially learned that the suspect last returned home in April and regularly sent 10,000 baht monthly to the family to pay off a car loan registered in her mother’s name, with monthly installments around 8,000 baht. The mother also reported that her daughter still had educational loan debts, earned modest income, and the family’s financial status was average, working in farming without significant wealth.
Currently, the Royal Thai Embassy in Australia is providing basic rights assistance to the suspect as a Thai national. The case is undergoing the Australian judicial process; the suspect has not been granted bail. It is expected that within approximately four weeks, further clarity on the legal proceedings will emerge. Thai investigations continue exchanging information with Australian police to expand the inquiry into related persons and the trafficking network behind this drug smuggling case.