- An Australian man and his Thai wife have been sentenced to death for attempting to smuggle a half-ton of crystal meth into Thailand.
- Luke Joshua Cook, 35, and Kanyarat Wechapitak, 40, were arrested at Bangkok airport in December last year over the plot to smuggle more than $216 million ($AU300 million) worth of drugs through Thailand and then into Australia.
- High-profile cases of Australian nationals trying to move drugs out of China have grown in recent years.
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An Australian man and his Thai wife have been sentenced to death for trying to smuggle a half-ton of meth into Thailand
The couple were arrested at Bangkok's international airport in December last year over a plot to smuggle half a ton of crystal meth into Thailand.
An Australian man and his Thai wife have been sentenced to death for attempting to smuggle over $216 million ($AU300 million) worth of drugs into Thailand, which imposes very strict punishments for drug-related offenses.
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