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The Kolkata Police’s Special Task Force (STF) has arrested two Thai women for allegedly smuggling the party drug MDMA, commonly known as “Molly” in crystal form and “Ecstasy” in tablet form, into the city from Bangkok.
Thai tourists arrested carrying banned MDMA
The accused, identified as Supawadee Sukuliyat and Suthuwana Kut, had reportedly entered India on tourist visas and arrived in Kolkata from Bangkok by flight. Acting on specific intelligence, STF officials raided a hotel in Bhawanipur on Tuesday morning, where the two women were allegedly planning to stay before handing over the drugs to local operatives.
During the search, officers recovered 20 grams of MDMA, valued at over ₹1 lakh in the illegal market, from their possession.
STF seizes narcotics from Bhawanipur hotel
According to STF sources, the agency had been tracking information for several days about an international drug trafficking network operating between Bangkok and Kolkata. Investigators suspect the consignment was meant to supply rave parties in the city, where synthetic drugs such as MDMA, LSD and cocaine are reportedly in high demand among certain groups.
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Police said traffickers often establish contacts through the dark web or intermediaries, while local agents in Kolkata facilitate distribution. Intelligence inputs indicated that drug syndicates in Bangkok had recently strengthened links with Kolkata-based traffickers.
Smugglers allegedly trained to evade scanners
During preliminary interrogation, the two women reportedly told investigators that they had been trained in drug smuggling techniques. Police believe they concealed the narcotics so carefully that the consignment escaped detection during baggage screening at both Bangkok and Kolkata airports.
