But Kieran Brooks, 28, was left shaking when customs officers told him they'd seized his suitcase, which contained almost 25kg of the drug.
Brooks had been on a trip to the south east Asian country, with his flights and hotel paid for by a drug trafficker following a deal to bring back the contraband.
It was said he would be paid £8,000 on top of his Thailand holiday for smuggling the drugs, Manchester Crown Court was told. On August 1 this year, Brooks landed back in the UK and began making enquiries with baggage officers about the case, which he had checked in.
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