Thai Woman Found Hidden in Suitcase at US Customs

CNN
January 9, 2014

Agents on the Arizona border foiled the attempted smuggling of a woman hidden inside a suitcase on December 30, 2013.
Agents on the Arizona border foiled the attempted smuggling of a woman hidden inside a suitcase on December 30, 2013.

Customs and Border Protection officers foiled a smuggling attempt at the U.S.-Mexico border when they discovered a woman contorted and hidden inside a suitcase.

Officials released a photo this week showing the woman tucked into a ball and laying inside the luggage in the back of a vehicle.

The woman, a Thai national named Pornkamol Mongkolsermsak, was charged with re-entry after deportation, CBP spokesman Victor Brabble said.

She was discovered on December 30, when inspectors at the border referred the driver of a Honda SUV for a secondary inspection, CBP said in a statement.

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