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    Briton caught with ganja on Samui

    Immigration police on Monday arrested a British man on Koh Samui island and charged him with illegal possession and use of marijuana.

    Police said Paul Matthew Kennedy, 32, was arrested on Monday at his home in Bo Phut.

    Informants had alleged Mr Kennedy was involved in marijuana-related activities.

    They learned from social media that Mr Kenedy had allegedly run a business selling products for growing marijuana in the United Kingdom.

    A search of his bag found a small amount of marijuana. Police found marijuana in the drawer of a TV table, and more in a refrigerator.

    Mr Kennedy said he bought it for 60,000 baht from a Thai woman.

    A urine test confirmed he had used marijuana.

    Mr Kenedy was charged with illegal possession and use of marijuana.

    Briton caught with ganja on Samui (bangkokpost.com)





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    Briton caught with ganja on Samui

    Immigration police on Monday arrested a British man on Koh Samui island and charged him with illegal possession and use of marijuana.
    Police said Paul Matthew Kennedy, 32, was arrested on Monday at his home in Bo Phut.

    Informants had alleged Mr Kennedy was involved in marijuana-related activities.

    They learned from social media that Mr Kenedy had allegedly run a business selling products for growing marijuana in the United Kingdom.

    A search of his bag found a small amount of marijuana. Police found marijuana in the drawer of a TV table, and more in a refrigerator.

    Mr Kennedy said he bought it for 60,000 baht from a Thai woman.

    A urine test confirmed he had used marijuana.

    Mr Kenedy was charged with illegal possession and use of marijuana.
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    Heh, great minds think alike. Shocking, innit? Reefer madness, on the pristine Isle of Samui. Whodathunkit.

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    60 k baht will buy you a lot of oregano on Samui

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    This should really help increase tourism.

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    They probably just looked at his facebook page.

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    Brit, eh . . .


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    Quote Originally Posted by Latindancer View Post
    60 k baht will buy you a lot of oregano on Samui
    Let's hope it's enough to buy him out of trouble.

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    Quote Originally Posted by panama hat View Post
    Brit, eh . . .

    That is a pic I don't need in my family album.

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    he will pay them off, and then they will be able to buy another bmw squad car and put some more fancy tiles on the walls.

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    Looks a right dweeb - but then he'd have to be to buy 60k of gancha on a small island in Thailand.

    If indeed that's what happened.

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    ^^ And special Buddha amulets to protect against accidents and gunshot.

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    He doesn't look particularly bothered, does he?

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    Odd not seeing any weights/quantity of the herb, just what he claimed to pay. 60,000 would be 2-4 kg.

    No cuffs, no quantity, I'm guessing they are working out a deal already.

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    60k for what? they said they found small amounts, certainly suspect, and those 3 geezers can't be real cops?

    No handcuffs, no scales, no bags and 3 regional office workers?

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    Quote Originally Posted by sabang View Post

    Mr Kennedy was involved in marijuana-related activities.
    Other than smoking it, and selling it, what are “Marijuana-related activities”?

    Laughing? Sleeping? Eating excessively?

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    Quote Originally Posted by beachbound View Post
    Other than smoking it, and selling it, what are “Marijuana-related activities”?

    Laughing? Sleeping? Eating excessively?
    Maybe he did some baking on the side.

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    It's hard to remember thru' the mushroom haze, but when I first went to Samui in 1982 being caught without a bag would attract an undue amount of attention from local vendors.

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    Quote Originally Posted by marcusb View Post
    Odd not seeing any weights/quantity of the herb, just what he claimed to pay. 60,000 would be 2-4 kg. No cuffs, no quantity, I'm guessing they are working out a deal already.
    It'll be back with the police connections and recycled for the next sale and set up an idiot.

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    Quote Originally Posted by marcusb View Post
    Odd not seeing any weights/quantity of the herb, just what he claimed to pay. 60,000 would be 2-4 kg.

    No cuffs, no quantity, I'm guessing they are working out a deal already.
    most damning, no one is pointing. How do you know it was him?

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    Quote Originally Posted by Saint Willy View Post
    most damning, no one is pointing. How do you know it was him?
    I was thinking the same thing . . . no finger pointing, no crime. Obvious. The fat git is a tourist cop, obviously.

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    Quote Originally Posted by panama hat View Post
    I was thinking the same thing . . . no finger pointing, no crime. Obvious. The fat git is a tourist cop, obviously.
    You think he snitched on someone?

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