A New Zealand man has been arrested in Bangkok after allegedly having methamphetamine delivered to his hotel room.
Isidor Rein, 62, has been arrested after allegedly having 2.06kg of the drug delivered to his hotel, Thailand's national newspaper The Nation reports.
The name of the hotel has not been disclosed.
A Nigerian man, John Oimma Emeka, and a Thai woman, Wararat Chansod, both 42, have also been arrested and charged with delivering the drugs to the New Zealand man's hotel room, the report says.
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It's understood Rein received a briefcase to his hotel room which had a secret compartment containing the meth, The Nation reported, citing the Office of the Narcotics Control Board.
Thai authorities made the arrests following a September 12 tip-off about a New Zealand man who was planning to smuggle meth back into his country.
Rein reportedly instructed staff at the hotel to arrange a taxi ride for him on Saturday while he was waiting for "friends" to visit.
With police on the look-out, The Nation reports Emeka and Chansod arrived in the afternoon with the briefcase and went to Rein's room.
The pair was arrested along with Rein when they returned to the hotel lobby.
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