Five English Arrested

[dirtydog]

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Monday 25th December 2005

Pattaya Police arrest 6 people, 5 from England with Cocaine, Ecstasy and Marijuana.
We joined a team of undercover Pattaya Police Officers on a drugs raid over the weekend which led to the arrest of 5 people from England and one Thai man and the seizure of 5 grams of Marijuana, 61.8 Grams of Ecstasy, and 215.7 grams of Cocaine.
Police began the operation with the arrest of Mr. Mark Freely aged 45 from England at the Yensabai Condotel in South Pattaya, acting on an arrest warrant which indicated that he was wanted on Cocaine possession charges. He was detained and Police took him to his room where they found a further 5 people inside, three men and one woman from England and one Thai man. Police saw evidence of Marijuana and Ecstasy on the coffee table but no signs of any Cocaine. Mr. Freely fully cooperated with officers and led them to a locker at the Escape Rental Company in Soi Diana Inn, where he admitted to stashing a supply of cocaine. Back at Pattaya Police Station detailed checks were made on the seized drugs and it was confirmed that they were indeed Cocaine and Ecstasy. A bag of glucose was also discovered which Police tell us was used as a mixing agent for the Cocaine. Mr. Freely confessed to purchasing the drugs from an unnamed English agent on Walking Street which Police are currently following up.
In addition to the arrest of Mr. Freely, Mr. Dean Hanold aged 40, Mr. Lee Spence aged 37, Mr. Nicky Milburu aged 26 and Miss Nicola Allen aged 34 all from England along with Khun Sumit aged 18 from Thailand were all detained.
Mr. Freely will be charged with possession and dealing in class 1 illegal drugs and the others will be charged with possession only. The British Embassy in Bangkok has been informed of the case and are now working with the Police.

[Professorfart]

More scum off the streets! Good work to the MIB!

[DrAndy]

More scum off the streets! Good work to the MIB!

god, I love knee jerk reactions!

[William]

from the Nation:

Briton faces possible death sentence in Thailand on drugs charges

Published on Dec 29 , 2005


A 47-year-old British man could face the death penalty in Thailand after being charged with drug trafficking in the popular seaside town of Pattaya, officials said Thursday.

Mark Freely, who lives in Britain's second city Birmingham, was arrested on Christmas Day in Pattaya, some 70 kilometres (45 miles) southeast of Bangkok, for allegedly trafficking one kilogram (2.2 pounds) of cocaine.

Four other Britons -- Jack Dean, 40, Lee Spence, 37, Nicholas Millburn, 26, and Nicola Allan, 34, from London -- also remained in custody after they tested positive for drugs, said the British diplomat here who declined to be named.

They have been charged with taking illegal drugs, the diplomat said.

Although the maximum penalty for drug trafficking in Thailand is the death sentence by lethal injection, police said no foreigner charged with drug trafficking in Thailand has been executed in the last 30 years.

"Even though foreigners were sentenced to death, the penalty was reduced to life imprisonment at maximum thanks to royal pardons," said a Thai police official, requesting anonymity.

The police official said the 2003 execution of a Thai man charged with producing and distributing amphetamines was the most recent execution for drug trafficking in the kingdom.

The British diplomat in Bangkok said embassy officials had visited the five and provided them a list of lawyers. But he declined to confirm a report that police raided Freely's apartment following a tip-off from a Thai man.

The diplomat said Freely used to own a bar in Pattaya, the beach resort town popular among Western backpackers and also known for its thriving nightlife.
Last month reputed Dutch gangster Jonh Mieremet, one of the Netherlands' most notorious criminals, was gunned down in Pattaya./Agence France-Presse

[Marmite the Dog]

the beach resort town popular among Western backpackers

I have never seen a backpacker in Pattaya.

[dirtydog]

some 70 kilometres (45 miles) southeast of Bangkok,

I thought they were arrested in Pattaya.

[The Duke]

the beach resort town popular among Western backpackers

I have never seen a backpacker in Pattaya.

Pattaya is full of fat middle aged twats like you generally isn't it?

[Ice Maiden]

the beach resort town popular among Western backpackers

I have never seen a backpacker in Pattaya.

Pattaya is full of fat middle aged twats like you generally isn't it?

It is never good to generalize.

[Marmite the Dog]

the beach resort town popular among Western backpackers

I have never seen a backpacker in Pattaya.

Pattaya is full of fat middle aged twats like you generally isn't it?

As we're only allowed to agree with your opinion, I guess you must be right.

[Professorfart]

Knee Jerk Reaction?

[Dougal]

Pattaya is full of fat middle aged twats like you generally isn't it?

Heh! Less of the 'fat' if you don't mind.

[barbaro]

Hang the ****s.

Druge dealing leads to problems. Yes, drugs can be had, but at least keep the foreign traffickers out.