Asia: Aust man devastated by prospect of life in Thai jail for drugs
20 Dec 2008 3:30 AM
Australian ANDREW HOOD says he's devastated by the prospect of life in a Thai jail .. after being arrested at Bangkok's international airport allegedly carrying three kilograms of heroin.
And the unemployed 36-year-old from Annandale in Sydney has told reporters that he only did it for the money.
HOOD was arrested by Thai Customs officers on Tuesday while preparing to board a flight to Sydney from Bangkok International Airport.
Reports say he allegedly had 12 bags of heroin strapped to his body with an estimated street value of about half a million dollars.
The former storeman faces the prospect of at least 50 years in jail if found guilty of trafficking.
HOOD's refused to say anything about an alleged accomplice who managed to evade capture at the airport.
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