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Bangkok Post
21-07-2025
- Bangkok Post
'Over 6kgs of cocaine' found in couple's luggage
KOH SAMUI: Customs officers and police on Koh Samui have arrested a Brazilian man and woman after 6.63 kilogrammes of cocaine were found hidden in their luggage at Samui International Airport. The suspects, identified as Diego dos Santos Silva, 35, and Fernanda Gabriele Lorenco de Andrade, 25, were detained on Saturday morning upon their arrival. Officers discovered the drugs allegedly concealed among clothing and personal items in two black suitcases, with 3.62kg in one and 3.31kg in the other. Pol Lt Gen Surapol Thanomjit, commissioner of Provincial Police Region 8, said the pair left São Paulo's Guarulhos International Airport on Qatar Airways flight QR780 on Thursday, transited in Doha on flight QR830 and arrived at Suvarnabhumi Airport at 9am on Saturday. The suspects then flew to Koh Samui on Bangkok Airways flight PG123, landing shortly before their arrest, he said. Customs officers flagged their luggage during routine scanning Both suspects told authorities it was their first visit to Thailand. They are being held at Bo Phut police station and face charges of importing a Category 2 narcotic. Police are investigating possible links to a broader drug trafficking network.
CairoScene
08-05-2025
- Business
- CairoScene
Qatar Airways Launches Summer Flights to Toronto & São Paulo
The expanded flights to Canada and Brazil are in response to rising demand. Qatar Airways will increase flight frequencies to both Toronto and São Paulo starting June 2025, expanding its network in Canada and Brazil in response to growing demand. Service to Toronto Pearson Airport will rise to five weekly flights beginning June 19th, with departures from Doha scheduled every Wednesday through Sunday. The route, which launched in December 2024, has seen significant growth in demand, prompting plans for daily service in the upcoming winter season. Summer flights to Toronto will see QR767 departing Doha at 8:10 AM. and arriving at 3:00 PM, while return flight QR768 will leave Toronto at 9:00 PM, landing in Doha at 4:40 AM. In winter, the schedule will shift slightly, with QR767 departing at 8:25 AM. and arriving at 2:40 PM, and QR768 departing Toronto at 8:10 PM and arriving in Doha at 4:55 AM. Flights to São Paulo/Guarulhos International Airport will increase from 14 to 17 per week beginning June 25th, 2025, reinforcing the city's role as a key strategic hub for the airline. The additional flights will operate on Wednesdays, Fridays, and Sundays, with QR785 departing Doha at 12:10 AM and arriving in São Paulo at 9:00 AM, and QR786 departing São Paulo at 10:30 AM. and arriving in Doha at 6:45 AM. Through its partnership with LATAM Airlines, Qatar Airways passengers will have access to onward connections to 55 destinations across Latin America, including Rio de Janeiro, Buenos Aires, Lima, and Santiago de Chile.
