A crew member of a cargo plane, Belorussian Mikhail Petukhou (C), sits in a van to the immigration center at Bangkok Remand Prison February 10, 2010, Thailand dropped charges on Thursday against the crew of a plane that was found to contain 35 tonnes of weapons from North Korea, a shipment that breached a U.N. resolution banning arms exports from the communist state. (Reuters)

Two unidentified crew members of an aircraft accused of smuggling weapons from North Korea, walk for a deportation procedure at the immigration bureau after they were released from a prison Thursday, Feb. 11, 2010 in Bangkok, Thailand. Thai prosecutors dropped charges against the five-man crew of an aircraft accused of smuggling weapons from North Korea, saying the men would be deported to preserve good relations with their home countries. The decision was made after the governments of Belarus and Kazakhstan contacted the Thai Foreign Ministry and requested the crew's release to face prosecution at home. (AP)