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A Canadian man has been busted for his alleged role in a massive international heroin smuggling ring.

Stephens Blair, 38, was arrested with an alleged Thai accomplice, Pahol Siwasirikarun, 27, over the weekend.

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Thai cops say Blair was the mastermind of a plot to smuggle heroin stashed in shock absorbers into Australia.

The deadly dope’s final destination was to be Canada.

Thai media reports that when the pair were arrested, cops recovered about 3,740 grams of heroin, one kilo of marijuana, two ecstasy pills and one gram of cocaine.

In addition, they seized assets worth around $350,000, including cash, an E300 Mercedes Benz, a Toyota Camry, a Z1000 Kawasaki motorcycle and a Rolex Oyster S GMT wristwatch.

Detectives said that other gang members were also Canadian, although it isn’t clear if they were arrested or whether their names would be released.

The other Canadian nationals’ movements were detected in neighbouring Golden Triangle countries where the heroin originated.

The arrests were part of a joint Thai-Australian task force that was triggered when a suspicious package was rejected and returned to Thailand.

Inside were the heroin-packed shock absorbers and the package was tracked back to Blair.

It’s unclear where Blair is from in Canada.

Police said they expect to make more arrests.

bhunter@postmedia.com